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
Perhaps the idea is to use military pressure to push somebody within the Venezuelan security apparatus to move against Maduro.
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Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting in Phoenix, home to the world’s largest collection of fire apparatus, is seeking the community’s help after recent flood damage.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In some ways, IndyCar is more independent, where the individual holds more of an onus to deliver versus the entire apparatus.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
The apparatus is an automatic closed system that incorporates a fermentation vat and a centrifuge to simulate lunar gravity.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
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Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting in Phoenix, home to the world’s largest collection of fire apparatus, is seeking the community’s help after recent flood damage.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In some ways, IndyCar is more independent, where the individual holds more of an onus to deliver versus the entire apparatus.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
The apparatus is an automatic closed system that incorporates a fermentation vat and a centrifuge to simulate lunar gravity.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparatus
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Sports Equipment While the dishwasher isn't ideal for cleaning baseball caps, uniforms, or equipment heavily-coated with mud, a trip through a dishwasher cycle is ideal to remove bacteria and odors from mouth guards and hard plastic shin guards.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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The facility had dishes and equipment washed in an automatic dish machine without any sanitizer.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Some of my tried-and-true hiking gear could definitely use a refresh.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tri-State Fishing and Outdoor Show Don your camo gear and grab your fishing poles for the Tri-State Fishing and Outdoor Show.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatus. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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