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 applications were public, so the machinery of the tariff crafting process could be more closely examined.
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Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
And, of course, with the help of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, the machinery of climate action is being actively dismantled: Thousands of public servants have already been fired, programs axed, climate references scrubbed from websites.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 21 Apr. 2025
Harry Moss, 14, died on April 17 at Hillview Farm in Worcestershire, England, in an incident that involved farm machinery, the West Mercia Police said in a statement obtained by Metro.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Never lose sight of the fact that the Trump administration’s aim is to weaken and devalue the machinery of government, on one hand, and privatize the levers of power on the other.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
And, of course, with the help of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, the machinery of climate action is being actively dismantled: Thousands of public servants have already been fired, programs axed, climate references scrubbed from websites.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 21 Apr. 2025
Harry Moss, 14, died on April 17 at Hillview Farm in Worcestershire, England, in an incident that involved farm machinery, the West Mercia Police said in a statement obtained by Metro.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Never lose sight of the fact that the Trump administration’s aim is to weaken and devalue the machinery of government, on one hand, and privatize the levers of power on the other.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machinery
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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Police said numerous roads and neighborhoods were flooded, and officers assisted more than a dozen motorists whose vehicles were trapped in high water.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Broken down vehicle on northbound I-40/US-71 in Grandview There is a broken down vehicle on I-40/US-71 between 155th Street and MO-150.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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Plopping down on its four landing legs, the spacecraft delivered ten science instruments and technology demonstration gear through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Those strongmen have won legitimate elections but then stacked the democratic decks in their favor by rewarding allies, punishing adversaries, crippling the media and civil society, and turning the state into an instrument of their own agenda and political preservation.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The same source suggested to The Athletic that Sanders' refusal to hire an agent to represent him in an official capacity acted as a detriment.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Gibbs meets his red-headed real estate agent, Diane (Kathleen Kenny).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Pointer Authentication is a security mechanism designed to resist memory disclosure attacks, says Adam Boynton, senior security strategy manager EMEIA at Jamf told me.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 deal ensured through a number of mechanisms that Iran’s nuclear program would be exclusively peaceful.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The cancer had spread to nearby lymph nodes, but not yet to other organs.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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And dementia is a terminal condition — one that affects arguably the most vital organ in the human body.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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