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
In the guise of offering a form of protection, Golubski coöpted women into becoming instruments of the criminal-justice apparatus that corroded their community.
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
This authoritarian apparatus has relied on mass killings to ensure its survival while ignoring the basic and inalienable rights of citizens—including the fundamental right to seek change in the political system.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
Most communities across the state say the cost of new fire apparatus has surged beyond what their budgets can support.
—Wgme-Tv Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
Two different visions While Wooster focused on the administration’s diplomatic approach, Holmes argued for significantly greater investment in Haiti’s security apparatus, with Haitians in the lead.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
This authoritarian apparatus has relied on mass killings to ensure its survival while ignoring the basic and inalienable rights of citizens—including the fundamental right to seek change in the political system.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
Most communities across the state say the cost of new fire apparatus has surged beyond what their budgets can support.
—Wgme-Tv Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
Two different visions While Wooster focused on the administration’s diplomatic approach, Holmes argued for significantly greater investment in Haiti’s security apparatus, with Haitians in the lead.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparatus
Noun
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Fresh concrete is visible at both the western and eastern entrances, increasing protection that could help shield the facility from potential airstrikes, alongside trucks and other construction equipment at the site.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The lawsuits claim the company was negligent in failing to safely maintain its equipment and for not shutting down the Eaton Canyon transmission lines that night.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That’s perfectly satisfying for the lizard brain, but the attentive listener may long for the occasional act two to lift Evaporator out of its honeyed electronic stupor and toss a touch of sand in the gears.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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For me, skiing is more about effort than fun—schlepping gear, attempting to not freeze, talking myself down from a fear of heights.—
Claire Sibonney,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatus. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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