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
Sany Group, a major Chinese manufacturer for heavy machinery, has opened an industrial park in South Africa to make electric trucks.
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Xiaoying You, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
So many have alarms here for garages where there are tractors and machinery, often alerting when a theft occurs.
—Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
Carroll said those 48 inches and taller can operate all the other machinery by themselves.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
In de Sitter space, where there’s no line between the quantum system and the observer, this machinery falls apart.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Xiaoying You, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
So many have alarms here for garages where there are tractors and machinery, often alerting when a theft occurs.
—Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
Carroll said those 48 inches and taller can operate all the other machinery by themselves.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
In de Sitter space, where there’s no line between the quantum system and the observer, this machinery falls apart.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 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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The market is full of vehicles that blur the line between a traditional e-bike and something closer to a motorcycle, and manufacturers don’t always make the distinction easy to spot.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Traffic cameras show emergency vehicles in the area.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Fairlead Strategies or its affiliates may have positions in financial instruments mentioned, may have acquired such positions at prices no longer available, and may have interests different from or adverse to your interests or inconsistent with the advice herein.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sound healing — also known as sound baths, journeys, immersions and meditations — is the use of instruments to move listeners into therapeutic brainwave states.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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About 7 million barrels per day of that loss is being made up through other means, like the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates and the release of strategic reserves, according to Kpler data.—
Victor Ordonez,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Reich says philanthropy is still regularly used by people with means to cultivate their reputations.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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Wise served as an FBI agent and a supervisory agent from 2004 to 2017.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The task force, consisting of county detectives and FBI agents, is separate from the initial homicide squad assigned to the case.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Then the drones detach from their charging mechanism and take off.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The snacks on this list cost almost nothing and address the underlying mechanism behind most 3 AM wake-ups.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Most organ transplant patients are adults, but last year, there were more than 1,800 lifesaving operations performed on children.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the organ that senses those hormones is usually separate from the one that delivers the sperm; in male octopuses, the hectocotylus does both.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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