as in machines
a device that changes energy into mechanical motion
a car with a 200-horsepower engine
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Recent Examples of engines
While European fashion capitals convert runway weeks into measurable economic engines—hotels booked, restaurants thriving, city tours sold out—Lagos stages brilliance, then sends everyone home.
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Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Ferrari is equally known for cars with engines ahead of and behind the driver.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
The most successful entrepreneurs know how to turn data, relationships and reputation into engines for expansion.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Major label tracks appear on Spotify’s most popular playlists at a disproportionately higher rate because they’re amplified by recommendation engines, per a study on how labels impact music recommendations.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Initially the orbit will be 120 hours and highly elliptical, but managers plan a second burn of the engines that will allow VERITAS to circle the planet in only 10 hours.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Unlike helicopters, which rely on large mechanical engines converting fuel explosions into rotational motion, EVTOLs use multiple electric motors powered by batteries.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
In my view, trust and belonging are the real engines of creativity.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Those missiles rely on small nuclear reactors in their engines.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Ferrari is equally known for cars with engines ahead of and behind the driver.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
The most successful entrepreneurs know how to turn data, relationships and reputation into engines for expansion.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Major label tracks appear on Spotify’s most popular playlists at a disproportionately higher rate because they’re amplified by recommendation engines, per a study on how labels impact music recommendations.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Initially the orbit will be 120 hours and highly elliptical, but managers plan a second burn of the engines that will allow VERITAS to circle the planet in only 10 hours.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Unlike helicopters, which rely on large mechanical engines converting fuel explosions into rotational motion, EVTOLs use multiple electric motors powered by batteries.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
In my view, trust and belonging are the real engines of creativity.
—Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
Those missiles rely on small nuclear reactors in their engines.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engines
Noun
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Either can cause buildup in both machines and on clothes.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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The items include bed frames, bedding, pillows, white-noise machines, area rugs, desk chairs, TVs and TV mounts.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That level of flexibility usually demands a network of motors and control systems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The numbers don’t do justice to the way the four power sources play together, however, delivering a seamless rush of force as the electric motors perfectly fill in the gaps in the engine’s power band, combining the immediacy of an EV with the emotionality of a high-revving V12.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Engines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engines. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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