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
Moreover, like other authoritarian regimes, the Kremlin has devoted major resources to neutralizing opposition forces within Russian society and has an extensive apparatus for suppressing potential uprisings.
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Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Altman worried, too, about Musk, who wielded an extensive security apparatus including personal drivers and bodyguards.
—Karen Hao, Wired News, 21 May 2025
The United States held Qaddafi’s Libya up as a success story in the global war on terror, a former rogue state that had made amends for its murderous past, relinquished its nuclear-weapons program and reoriented its oppressive state apparatus around American foreign-policy priorities.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
By the apparatus replacement schedule Rubin proposed, the department would get two new pumper trucks every even year in the plan; one pumper every odd year; one specialized unit and one brush per year; and four staff vehicles per year.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
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Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Altman worried, too, about Musk, who wielded an extensive security apparatus including personal drivers and bodyguards.
—Karen Hao, Wired News, 21 May 2025
The United States held Qaddafi’s Libya up as a success story in the global war on terror, a former rogue state that had made amends for its murderous past, relinquished its nuclear-weapons program and reoriented its oppressive state apparatus around American foreign-policy priorities.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
By the apparatus replacement schedule Rubin proposed, the department would get two new pumper trucks every even year in the plan; one pumper every odd year; one specialized unit and one brush per year; and four staff vehicles per year.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparatus
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To tackle the communication problems that comes after events like hurricanes, the MOVE USA Radio team Helped MOVE PR volunteers to become licensed ham radio operators and provided radio equipment for each of the modular kits including a portable antenna designed by MOVE USA volunteers.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not provide details on equipment issues or the timeline.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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More than 80 children from the local community, ranging from age 7 to 14, came to play at the unveiling event, and though each of them received a t-shirt and ball to take home, many arrived with families already decked out in orange and navy gear.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Scott Gilbertson The Best High School Graduation Gifts Celebrate the end of a chapter with fun accessories, gear for college, and neat tech gadgets.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
13 June 2025
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“Apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatus. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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