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
Andrew Fearn’s production on Planet X is typically circuitous, rigid loops pumping like factory machinery.
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Pete Tosiello, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 2026
Tariffs ranging up to 44% on machinery, 22% on chemicals and 11% on pharmaceuticals will also be mostly eliminated.
—Rajesh Roy, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Bond, however, throws a wrench in the machinery by killing the terrorists planning the attack.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
Two decades inside the industry’s machinery, observing what worked and what didn’t, combined with her own experience as a woman of color.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Pete Tosiello, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 2026
Tariffs ranging up to 44% on machinery, 22% on chemicals and 11% on pharmaceuticals will also be mostly eliminated.
—Rajesh Roy, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Bond, however, throws a wrench in the machinery by killing the terrorists planning the attack.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
Two decades inside the industry’s machinery, observing what worked and what didn’t, combined with her own experience as a woman of color.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 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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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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His talent for pulling music out of phase, bending instruments to his will and inspiring the room into new realms really pushed Maren and me to summon fresh melodies and new stories out of our writing.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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Given that large observatories need lots of power to run computers, instruments and support systems, all in a remote location, having solar panels allows the process to be more sustainable and harvest the resources already there in the area.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Being Different means standing apart - leading on innovation and setting trends.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As part of the litigation, Snyder-Hill and his co-plaintiffs have sought to depose Wexner and recently won court approval to subpoena him through alternative means after his attorney refused to accept service and other efforts proved futile.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At the time, Border Patrol agents were conducting enforcement operations in the area when civilians blew whistles and shouted, forcing authorities to tell the crowd to stay on the sidewalk in order to steer clear of law enforcement activity.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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After another pause, the agent in the black beanie raises his gun again, and five more shots are fired.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Discoveries about the underlying technical mechanisms within LLMs are showing us more so how AI personas happen under-the-hood.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Transparency and press advocates say the statute threatens democratic oversight by creating a new legal mechanism that can shield information from public view, limit voters’ ability to scrutinize those in power and weaken the public’s right to know.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Grace’s mother, Tracy Brito, told FOX4 Dallas-Fort Worth that her daughter just got her driver’s license two months ago and had been excited to sign up as an organ donor.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As the pulse locks in, organ drones arc overhead like streaking cirrus clouds.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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