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
India’s political and social apparatus, in other words, is increasingly just the RSS machine.
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Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2025
That could slow its vast multibillion grants apparatus to a crawl, current and former FEMA employees said.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 27 June 2025
Iran needs to introspect upon the magnitude of its losses, address its immense intelligence vulnerabilities, regroup its battered military apparatus after the spate of assassinations, and more generally rebuild its defenses.
—Vali Nasr, Time, 26 June 2025
Since then, Khamenei has worked to consolidate his absolute power, tightening his grip on the country’s political, military and security apparatus, while cracking down on dissent and taking a firm stand against progressive ideas, the West and Israel.
—Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
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Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2025
That could slow its vast multibillion grants apparatus to a crawl, current and former FEMA employees said.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 27 June 2025
Iran needs to introspect upon the magnitude of its losses, address its immense intelligence vulnerabilities, regroup its battered military apparatus after the spate of assassinations, and more generally rebuild its defenses.
—Vali Nasr, Time, 26 June 2025
Since then, Khamenei has worked to consolidate his absolute power, tightening his grip on the country’s political, military and security apparatus, while cracking down on dissent and taking a firm stand against progressive ideas, the West and Israel.
—Ruth Marks Eglash, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparatus
Noun
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With an additional retrofit kit, the Allegro 2 can be converted into a tower, turning it into a double duty piece of equipment.—
Amy Wilkinson,
SELF,
1 July 2025
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Defense industries also explored connected equipment to enhance battlefield awareness, proving the value of connected devices well before IoT became mainstream.—
Thomas Ryd,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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With the standard version, a 282-horsepower electric motor drives the rear wheels via a single gear transmission, with 234 miles on a full charge.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The humpback whale population has made a significant comeback since the end of commercial whaling in 1985, NOAA says, but the species still faces threats from fishing gear, vessel strikes, vessel harassment and overall ocean noise.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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“Apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatus. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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