instrumentalities

noun

plural of instrumentality
as in means
something used to achieve an end computer literacy is only an instrumentality for acquiring an education, and not an end in itself

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  1. means
  2. instruments
  3. agents
  4. vehicles
  5. agencies
  6. mechanisms
  7. organs
  8. tools
Noun
  • But if that’s what being an American means, many Latinos said on Tuesday, then screw assimilation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Most executives have never been told what active and visible sponsorship means.
    — Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of means
Noun
  • While sharing little in common with dueling-guitar acts such as the Allman Brothers Band or ’70s contemporaries the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, Television also drew its power from the preternatural rapport between Verlaine and Lloyd’s instruments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Thankfully, percussion and other high-frequency instruments sounded pretty good, though.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of instruments
Noun
  • Federal agents were still detaining undocumented immigrants across the state, and Latino residents — the state’s largest ethnic group at 41% — were suffering under the crushing cost of food, gas and housing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Justice Department previously said that neither FBI employees nor ICE agents will be monitoring polling places.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of agents
Noun
  • Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that 70,000 police officers were deployed, backed by armored vehicles, drones and helicopters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The new stage will be powered by one BE-7 engine, which the company developed for use on its Blue Moon spacecraft, one of the two private vehicles that NASA selected to be crewed lunar landers for its Artemis program.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of vehicles
Noun
  • The large agencies supporting the project include the Metropolitan Water District, which delivers water for nearly 19 million people across Southern California.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The measure speeds permitting approval under the California Environmental Quality Act by placing deadlines on government agencies to issue or deny permits within a year.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of agencies
Noun
  • The only way to fully understand the key mechanisms of democracy is through learning their conceptual mathematical foundations.
    — Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • My advice to them would be to also explore a variety of different detection mechanisms outside of the content itself.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of mechanisms
Noun
  • Your skeleton has a demanding day job, pumping out fresh new blood cells and serving as a mineral bank for calcium, not to mention keeping your head up and preventing your organs from collapsing into a disappointing puddle.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Less than a decade later, industry executives were beginning to worry about the potential risks posed by tiny plastic particles that could permeate organs in the body.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of organs
Noun
  • New tools became available in the early 2020s that weren't available at the time of the original shooting.
    — CBS Minnesota, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Most students likely already have access to AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
    — Christian M. Jacobs, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of tools
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“Instrumentalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentalities. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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