as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
the hospital's operating rooms boast the very latest medical apparatus
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Recent Examples of apparatus
Mega-Prisons El Salvador’s sprawling new mega-prisons, including the infamous CECOT, are at the heart of this apparatus.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Logan was injured after falling from a park apparatus, the BBC and The Independent reported.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Unlike other minorities, however, Tibetans have advantages that can offset the power of Beijing’s coercive apparatus.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Kersten later resigned and, in recent months, COPA has been led on an interim basis by LaKenya White, a 25-year veteran of Chicago’s police oversight apparatus.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Logan was injured after falling from a park apparatus, the BBC and The Independent reported.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Unlike other minorities, however, Tibetans have advantages that can offset the power of Beijing’s coercive apparatus.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Kersten later resigned and, in recent months, COPA has been led on an interim basis by LaKenya White, a 25-year veteran of Chicago’s police oversight apparatus.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparatus
Noun
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The capital costs of capture equipment, plus the energy demands for capture and conversion processes, create a tough business case without subsidies or premium product markets.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, newer synthetic drugs such as spice or bath salts may not be detected at all without specialized equipment.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His gears began to grind mentally.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Today's bicycles all have indexed shifting, in which the levers and derailleurs snap precisely from one gear to the next.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatus. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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