Thesaurus results for APPARATUSES

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 Inside the party apparatus, tensions are also becoming more visible. —

Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026 So vast is Washington’s rule-making apparatus that nearly 450 agencies have the power to issue binding orders. —

Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 City Attorney Heather Ferbert said San Diego has been forced to pay as much as four times the fair-market cost for replacement components, costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges for each of those components, which include pumper, aerial and wildland apparatuses. —

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 The position would place Gorka at the hub of the nation's counterterrorism enterprise at a time of unusual strain and redefinition across the national security apparatus. —

James Laporta, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apparatus

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Bose pros Bose products are known for their rich sound, and although Bose is a top audio equipment brand, many of them are more affordable than Sonos equivalents.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The equipment did not provide a warning the night of the collision since the fire trucks did not have transponders and were only partially picked up by ground radar.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026