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 Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, indicated that some units within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are acting independently from the central government apparatus.
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Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
Primary elections, especially in off-presidential years, are known for low turnouts, leaving the election of unopposed insiders to continue their hold on party apparatus.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
And the rest of it is the narrative apparatus and the exoskeleton that gets them from A to B.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
But art’s infrastructure is less a matter of the physical apparatuses that support art’s production and display than of the conditions determining what can appear at all—what becomes available for circulation through exhibition, art history, pedagogy, criticism, and academic discourse.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
Primary elections, especially in off-presidential years, are known for low turnouts, leaving the election of unopposed insiders to continue their hold on party apparatus.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
And the rest of it is the narrative apparatus and the exoskeleton that gets them from A to B.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
But art’s infrastructure is less a matter of the physical apparatuses that support art’s production and display than of the conditions determining what can appear at all—what becomes available for circulation through exhibition, art history, pedagogy, criticism, and academic discourse.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparatus
Noun
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To kick-start spring cleaning, check out storage options like a classy wood bench that conceals extra pillows, gardening equipment, and sports equipment, and a no-nonsense deck box with a lock to keep contents secure.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
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Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group supplied core equipment for the Project covering both power generation and thermal storage systems, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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His regular customers did not mention anything — not a surprise from clientele who know not to share classified information — but Esparza has been around long enough to sense that the Marines who were coming in to replace gear like sleeping bags and warm clothing were preparing to ship out.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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This is a roster that, on talent and reputation, should be able to kick it into another gear.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatus. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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