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as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
that Corvette is a machine that any guy would love to own
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as in to better
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Recent Examples of machine
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Card-reading contact lenses, X-ray poker tables, trays of poker chips that read cards, hacked shuffling machines that predict hands.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Sol Rashidi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Each component is manually machined on the Handmade 2 to within tolerances of just a few microns.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
If your machine-washable curtains have been affected by mold, water damage, fire, or smoke, Adams suggests also getting them professionally laundered by a restoration dry cleaning company.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Card-reading contact lenses, X-ray poker tables, trays of poker chips that read cards, hacked shuffling machines that predict hands.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Can machine learning models speed up decision-making? Is the employee experience enhanced by digital agents?
—Sol Rashidi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Each component is manually machined on the Handmade 2 to within tolerances of just a few microns.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machine
Noun
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While Brockman took on a less public-facing role at the company after Altman became CEO in 2019, to many inside the company, Brockman is both the engine and the metronome of OpenAI.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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After the fight, Meza grabbed a revolver from his car and shot Christina.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Once on Provo, a Parrot Cay representative will pick you up from the airport for the 15-20 minute car ride to Parrot Cay’s private dock.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fleeing crowded Eastern cities, Americans sought to better their lives and, in the process, transformed the young nation.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even in very difficult circumstances, there was always this feeling of optimism, of belief in being able to better our world.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
Outside,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Adoring fans wearing Dodger caps and jerseys and carrying signs screamed their approval as the buses went by.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The epicenter of Los Angeles effectively shut down for several hours as the parade wove through the sea of fans bleeding Dodger blue with the Boys in Blue riding atop double-decker buses with friends and family, while waving to fans and holding the Commissioner’s Trophy.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Following Monday night’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers improved to 6-2, tying for second place in the Western Conference.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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One way the company is hoping to improve performance is by lowering the inventory.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Its vast chambers have been used to study the aerodynamics of wind turbines, trucks, and automobiles, helping improve efficiency and reduce drag across industries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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For now, South Korea is stuck with a 25% tariff on automobiles, putting automakers such as Hyundai and Kia at a disadvantage against Japanese and European competitors, which face 15%.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Takako Fuji originated the role of Kayako when the character and concept that would become The Grudge were still being refined back in Japan in the late '90s.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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This final step uses cobalt molybdenum as the most effective catalyst to refine the oil into pure hydrocarbons that meet jet fuel specifications.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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In video footage captured, the reptile can be seen slithering in between the front wheels of the car in search of an entry point underneath.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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With its sleek, minimalist design and smooth spinner wheels, this bag gives an aesthetic upgrade to your travel game.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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