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
Beyond promoting circularity, investing in recycling machinery allows the vertical mill to initiate fabric innovation ahead of competitors and has prompted ADM to experiment with different blends.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
The film is the third in Saleh’s trilogy interrogating the machinery of political control—following Sundance pic The Nile Hilton Incident and Cairo Conspiracy.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
But the main storylines to emerge from that winter sports empire were its lead in the gold and overall medal counts, and the awe-inspiring athletic machinery that is cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klaebo, winner of six golds at these Olympics—a new winter record for a single Games.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Heavy machinery and road building have pushed into once-intact forests.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
The film is the third in Saleh’s trilogy interrogating the machinery of political control—following Sundance pic The Nile Hilton Incident and Cairo Conspiracy.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
But the main storylines to emerge from that winter sports empire were its lead in the gold and overall medal counts, and the awe-inspiring athletic machinery that is cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klaebo, winner of six golds at these Olympics—a new winter record for a single Games.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Heavy machinery and road building have pushed into once-intact forests.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machinery
Noun
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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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Another video showed local civilians assisting the airman, placing him into a civilian vehicle, and then transferring him to the Kuwaiti authorities.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Electric vehicle charging is available for no additional fee, plus a Tesla courtesy vehicle is available for around-town travel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Bandar Abbas base serves as the headquarters of Iran’s Navy, and its primary instrument for controlling the Strait of Hormuz.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Decapitation is not a one-sided instrument.—
Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Khamenei was born July 17, 1939, in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, where his father was a Shiite cleric of humble means.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Government outsiders, effectively the state’s entire population, have no way or means of knowing.—
Sam Meas,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Using a translation program, agents attempted to communicate with Shah Alam, according to a federal law enforcement official.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows Border Patrol agents releasing the partially blind refugee, who went missing for days before being found dead.—
Evan Hill,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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Pulvirent also pointed to the broad appeal of a jump hour mechanism.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2026
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Ireland does not have an official state mechanism for recording antisemitic incidents, the group said.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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This latest research is evidence of the brain’s malleability, and Pauldurai recommends thinking of the organ like a lump of clay.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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Gross was shot in his upper shoulder, and the projectile left the back of his neck and took a path through tissue and muscle, but avoided vital organs, Gross testified.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 26,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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