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machinery

noun

mə-ˈshē-nə-rē

Definition of machinery

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 More than answers A mathematical proof can settle a question, but researchers also care about the machinery behind it. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026 The collection asks readers to consider what happens when the machinery of occupation turns inward, and what forms of resistance become possible when ordinary people refuse to accept terror as normal. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 The manufacturers of the future will still need people who understand products, customers, quality, machinery, operations and strategy. — Onahira Rivas, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Pasch said the night became a test of trust after the machinery had disappeared. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for machinery

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Advertisement The war on terror represented a failed effort to impose a unipolar order on the world, one that could no longer rely on the economic instrumentality of globalization alone.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.

— Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of instrumentality

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Activists who have opposed the closure said there has been no vehicle or pedestrian access to the building Wednesday.

— MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Researchers say additional multiphysics simulations and vehicle-level testing remain necessary.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

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For nearly 50 years, the instrument has provided constant measurements on the ion, electron and cosmic ray environment in deep space.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The instrument, brought to the Americas with the African slave trade, echoed another history of endurance, creativity, and cultural inheritance.

— Octavia McBride-Ahebee, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of instrument

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Overheating or air bubbles cause the mechanism to enter limp mode, circulating fluid without cooling it.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Screening the electron interactions weakened and ultimately eliminated superconductivity, supporting an unconventional mechanism for electron pairing.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of mechanism

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The toxic smoke affects nearly every organ in the body — yet some of its most serious consequences may be less widely recognized.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Together, the results suggest the test could flag cancer earlier and offer opportunities for clinicians to intervene before the disease has had a chance to spread to other organs.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026

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