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
With each passing month, those aggressive tactics test the moral and legal boundaries, only to be met with insufficient resistance, which, in turn, emboldens the federal immigration apparatus to push it even further.
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Raithel acknowledged that the city reassigned fire apparatus last year, including browning out an engine company, to reduce overtime costs and restore a third daily ambulance, a move that followed months of public debate over response times and service levels.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The political apparatus overseeing these operations give many Americans little reason to think otherwise and plenty of reason to strongly object.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
And he's taken aim at the foreign policy apparatus, describing institutions like the NSC and State Department as having been ossified and out of touch.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Raithel acknowledged that the city reassigned fire apparatus last year, including browning out an engine company, to reduce overtime costs and restore a third daily ambulance, a move that followed months of public debate over response times and service levels.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The political apparatus overseeing these operations give many Americans little reason to think otherwise and plenty of reason to strongly object.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
And he's taken aim at the foreign policy apparatus, describing institutions like the NSC and State Department as having been ossified and out of touch.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparatus
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The hub houses all of Fulton County’s election data and equipment, and on Wednesday night, Commissioner Robb Pitts said 700 boxes of 2020 election ballots were among the materials that federal agents seized.—
Patricia Murphy,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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That’s where the cafeteria, rental equipment, lockers and shop are found and lessons begin.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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This year’s winners netted more than $60,000 in prizes, including dive cruises and underwater photography gear.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the 35-year-old is shifting gears by turning her troubled past into a new trade.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatus. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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