as in instrumentality
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 machinery
The show follows Arjun Meena (Hashmi), Mitali Kamath (Khanvilkar), Ravinder Gujjar (Singh Sandhu) and Prakash Kumar (Sinha) as an uncompromising enforcement team at Mumbai International Airport who are faced with the complex machinery of international smuggling.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
The comparison Acharia draws is to Lady Gaga in her earliest days, before major label machinery had shaped her image.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
Replacing it would allow employees to operate the machinery via computer rather than manually, Leopold said.
—Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
As the industry grew, pioneers like Henry Ford increased production through new machinery and business management practices, such as the assembly line and vertical integration.
—Jeff Mayhugh, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
The comparison Acharia draws is to Lady Gaga in her earliest days, before major label machinery had shaped her image.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
Replacing it would allow employees to operate the machinery via computer rather than manually, Leopold said.
—Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
As the industry grew, pioneers like Henry Ford increased production through new machinery and business management practices, such as the assembly line and vertical integration.
—Jeff Mayhugh, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machinery
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Police located a vehicle description and license plate associated with him from a previous call for service.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Designed for spinal and orthopedic procedures, Dynamis features a multi-arm architecture that mimics human bimanual workflows, allowing surgeons to position instruments with sub-millimeter accuracy.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The other two instruments are really cool as well; they can both be used to dissect secrets of the cosmos, like the mystery of the universe's expansion rate (popularly called the Hubble Tension) and help with supernova modeling.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Running out of battery mid-flight means missing entertainment and the chance to use apps that help manage nervousness or track turbulence.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Manufacturers would also have to provide a means for first responders to access the car from outside when electric power is lost.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Good was seen in multiple videos reversing her Honda Pilot as ICE agents attempted to open her car door, then moving forward and to the right when the agent opened fire, first through the windshield and then twice through the vehicle's open window, killing the mother of three from Colorado.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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On he west side of 35W, agents formed a line along the Lake Street corridor.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The administration has quietly directed diplomats to press allies on restricting inflows, enhancing deportation mechanisms, and ending policies perceived as favoring migrants over citizens.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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To address the challenge the team developed a process based on a self-catalytic leaching mechanism.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The organ is dropped on the floor and a dog in the waiting room, who'd accidentally consumed marijuana, snaps it up and runs away with it.—
Ana Calderone,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The new medication, however, targets only the liver, the organ responsible for synthesizing triglycerides and producing cholesterol while also removing excess cholesterol from the bloodstream.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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