as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
sincerely believes that the machinery of government can be used to better people's lives
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machineries
Noun
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Video shown during the news conference showed the car in the parking lot, pulling up to a couple of police vehicles, then backing up and stopping.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Illinois is attempting to crack down on federal officers who try to disguise their vehicles in pursuit of undocumented individuals.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Cornell would arrive at the scene of these disturbances in a suit and tie, carrying a bag containing notepads, tape recorders, cameras and, on occasion, other, homemade instruments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fairlead Strategies or its affiliates may have positions in financial instruments mentioned, may have acquired such positions at prices no longer available, and may have interests different from or adverse to your interests or inconsistent with the advice herein.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Cavazos says this work — chasing leads or even, at times, following ICE agents — to alert the community can be hard, especially now that the Department of Homeland Security regularly accuses groups like Cavazos' of interfering with their jobs and endangering the lives of immigration officers.—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Typically, by the time the first scene hits the screen, handfuls (more likely hordes) of people have had first looks including cast, crew, friends, family, media, agents, managers, publicists, etc.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Smokeless tobacco is considered anything from snuff, snus, chewing tobacco, moist snuff and any other tobacco intended to be used or consumed by any means.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The administration has argued its work is a long-overdue means of rooting out waste, fraud and abuse.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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People who were gestating during the famine grew up to have smaller brains; their kidneys had fewer nephrons, which reduces the organs’ effectiveness.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Their arms had fallen off; their internal organs hung outside their bodies.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Machineries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machineries. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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