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
However, as the world reopened and gyms returned to normal operations, Peloton’s growth engines began to falter.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the rocket booster heads back to the ground while firing its engines and using its fins to slow and control its descent to land vertical about two miles from the launchpad.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Decision Intelligence That Drives Instant Action The LMM connects directly to enterprise resource planning platforms, pricing engines, and inventory management systems, acting as the operating system for business departments.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Le Mans facility will manufacture the new drone’s chassis, while the Cléon factory will produce the engines.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Toyota Industries, which founded Toyota Motor, produces a range of products including forklifts, engines, electronic components, and stamping dies.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
In terms of grunt, the first 720 is equipped with a pair of MAN V-12 engines capable of churning out 1,400 hp.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2026
The company plans to relocate its headquarters to a larger space and is ready to start mass-producing its rocket engines.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Revenue from the half-cent sales tax would allow the Los Angeles Fire Department to hire more firefighters and civilian staff, purchase new fire trucks, engines, ambulances and other equipment, as well as build new fire stations and repair existing ones, proponents say.
—City News Service, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the rocket booster heads back to the ground while firing its engines and using its fins to slow and control its descent to land vertical about two miles from the launchpad.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Decision Intelligence That Drives Instant Action The LMM connects directly to enterprise resource planning platforms, pricing engines, and inventory management systems, acting as the operating system for business departments.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Le Mans facility will manufacture the new drone’s chassis, while the Cléon factory will produce the engines.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Toyota Industries, which founded Toyota Motor, produces a range of products including forklifts, engines, electronic components, and stamping dies.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
In terms of grunt, the first 720 is equipped with a pair of MAN V-12 engines capable of churning out 1,400 hp.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2026
The company plans to relocate its headquarters to a larger space and is ready to start mass-producing its rocket engines.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Revenue from the half-cent sales tax would allow the Los Angeles Fire Department to hire more firefighters and civilian staff, purchase new fire trucks, engines, ambulances and other equipment, as well as build new fire stations and repair existing ones, proponents say.
—City News Service, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engines
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While still early, the update points to a future where humanoid robots learn less like machines and more like people.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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No one could trace the secret roots of Skinny Pedro’s devotion to the world of machines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The robot utilizes 12 motors for actuation, with a significant design choice to concentrate 10 of them near the pelvis, leaving only 2 at the ankles.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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Drone supply chains are complex, from the rare-earth minerals like neodymium and dysprosium required to build magnets and motors to the composite frames that hold rotors and cameras.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Engines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engines. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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