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a device that changes energy into mechanical motion
a car with a 200-horsepower engine
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Recent Examples of engines
The Dreamliner is 25% more fuel-efficient than older models due to lighter construction and advanced engines.
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Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Firefighting efforts include 159 engines, 51 water tenders, 11 helicopters, 19 dozers and 48 hand crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The convoy passed through the neighborhood, revving their engines for Robert and showing him respect.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Commuter engines revved and the desert winds picked up around him.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
At full power, using battery, generators, and main engines to achieve maximum speed and full hotel load with battery backup.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Ford has a strategic partnership with Red Bull to build engines under the new regulations from 2026 until at least 2030.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But what will impact insurance rates the most, Brannon said, is the 25% tariffs on key car parts, such as engines, transmissions and electrical components, set to begin in May.
—Shauna Muckle, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Currently, Baker Hughes is utilizing the Ansys Fluent GPU solver on the Frontier supercomputer to enhance the development of its next-generation turbine engines.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Firefighting efforts include 159 engines, 51 water tenders, 11 helicopters, 19 dozers and 48 hand crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The convoy passed through the neighborhood, revving their engines for Robert and showing him respect.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Commuter engines revved and the desert winds picked up around him.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
At full power, using battery, generators, and main engines to achieve maximum speed and full hotel load with battery backup.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Ford has a strategic partnership with Red Bull to build engines under the new regulations from 2026 until at least 2030.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But what will impact insurance rates the most, Brannon said, is the 25% tariffs on key car parts, such as engines, transmissions and electrical components, set to begin in May.
—Shauna Muckle, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Currently, Baker Hughes is utilizing the Ansys Fluent GPU solver on the Frontier supercomputer to enhance the development of its next-generation turbine engines.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engines
Noun
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Religious personalities are among those resurrected by the machines.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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This trend held true on the real-world gaming tests, too; in some cases, the Blade 14 clung even tighter to the other machines.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The hydrofoil tested in the study carried two rows of these coils, each powered by small electrical motors called actuators.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Both versions have eight electric motors connected to propellers that, according to AIR, provide safety through redundancy.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Engines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engines. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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