Thesaurus results for APPARATUS

apparatus

noun

ˌa-pə-ˈra-təs

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 The unusually sleepy nature of Tuesday’s judicial race comes as Wisconsin Republicans have struggled to match the Badger State’s Democrats in state party apparatus and fundraising abilities in recent years. —

Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2026 In 1847, Henri-Clément Sanson, who preferred gambling to guillotining, pawned off the family apparatus. —

Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026 Despite later holding positions that appeared political or bureaucratic, Sabti said Vahidi never truly stepped away from the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s powerful military and intelligence arm, meaning his role remained closely tied to the regime’s security and operational apparatus. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 And sadly, the people in charge of the apparatus of government there are both incompetent and unable to solve these problems. —

Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apparatus

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Throughout the summer, Sprinter vans bearing families of ten or twelve pull up for a vacation where their kids can run around on industrial-scale playground equipment before celebrating Mass with hundreds of other people.

— Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
The governor's warning comes as Dallas continues to depend on state and federal grants to support police staffing, equipment and public safety programs.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026