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
There’s still time to chart a new path forward before contractors break out the heavy machinery.
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Gustavo Rivera, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Both cancer cells and viruses likely interfere with proteins in the complex to swing the protein-making machinery in their favor or shut down an immune response.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Insurance coverage will initially focus on protecting cargo and the vessels’ hulls and machinery.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Since then, the city has amended its encampment cleanup protocols, including the introduction of tent checks using thermal imaging technology and a more judicious use of heavy machinery.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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Gustavo Rivera, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Both cancer cells and viruses likely interfere with proteins in the complex to swing the protein-making machinery in their favor or shut down an immune response.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Insurance coverage will initially focus on protecting cargo and the vessels’ hulls and machinery.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Since then, the city has amended its encampment cleanup protocols, including the introduction of tent checks using thermal imaging technology and a more judicious use of heavy machinery.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 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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Ghazali fatally shot himself after he got stuck in his vehicle and the engine caught fire, said Jennifer Runyan, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit field office.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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On this episode, Vlad returns to talk about where things stand, and all of the company's new efforts to give retail traders even more instruments to use.—
Joe Weisenthal,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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When legislation is framed as fulfilling a divine mandate, the state risks becoming an instrument of a particular faith rather than a neutral guarantor of liberty.—
Brielle Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Starting a garden means walking into a hardware store and facing walls of tools engineered to separate you from your cash.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Trump has tried to continue his tariffs via other means, although his latest across-the-board 15% tariff is limited to 150 days unless Congress votes to extend it.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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On the agent side, depending on the complexity of the work and the amount of agent involvement, clients are very willing to pay for that.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors asked the city to contact an FBI agent to comply with the subpoena.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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The aim was to assess how digital activism supports truth-telling, collective memory and atrocity prevention mechanisms.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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What Bocos’s Story Means for Anyone Documenting Wildlife The trajectory from casual wildlife photograph to published co-authorship is unusual, but the underlying mechanism is not.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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If pressure from the ultrasound wand causes organs in this area to glide smoothly, that suggests there are no adhesions.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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If animals are given antibiotics, there could be a buildup of these drugs in this organ meat that is passed on when eaten.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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