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
Mega-Prisons El Salvador’s sprawling new mega-prisons, including the infamous CECOT, are at the heart of this apparatus.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Logan was injured after falling from a park apparatus, the BBC and The Independent reported.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Unlike other minorities, however, Tibetans have advantages that can offset the power of Beijing’s coercive apparatus.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Kersten later resigned and, in recent months, COPA has been led on an interim basis by LaKenya White, a 25-year veteran of Chicago’s police oversight apparatus.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Logan was injured after falling from a park apparatus, the BBC and The Independent reported.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Unlike other minorities, however, Tibetans have advantages that can offset the power of Beijing’s coercive apparatus.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Kersten later resigned and, in recent months, COPA has been led on an interim basis by LaKenya White, a 25-year veteran of Chicago’s police oversight apparatus.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparatus
Noun
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The Bica and Lavra and the Graça Funicular will all be suspended while safety inspections are conducted on their equipment.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The decision came a day after Washington revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorization to ship key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in China, the latest move to curb Beijing's semiconductor advances.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His gears began to grind mentally.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Today's bicycles all have indexed shifting, in which the levers and derailleurs snap precisely from one gear to the next.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatus. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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