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 workers were installing machinery and training their American counterparts at the battery plant.
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Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Herman Hollerith's punch-card machinery, created for the 1890 census, became the foundation for the company later known as IBM.
—Paul Edward Parker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The next priority would be the alliance’s 20th package of sanctions against Moscow, which imposes sweeping restrictions on Russian trade — including maritime oil transport, banking systems, and more tangible exports such as rubber and machinery.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2026
As farmers have faced higher costs for livestock feed, fertilizer, and machinery, those higher costs now appear on grocery store shelves across the country as food inflation, according to the study.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Herman Hollerith's punch-card machinery, created for the 1890 census, became the foundation for the company later known as IBM.
—Paul Edward Parker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The next priority would be the alliance’s 20th package of sanctions against Moscow, which imposes sweeping restrictions on Russian trade — including maritime oil transport, banking systems, and more tangible exports such as rubber and machinery.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2026
As farmers have faced higher costs for livestock feed, fertilizer, and machinery, those higher costs now appear on grocery store shelves across the country as food inflation, according to the study.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Apr. 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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Without subsidies, electric vehicles have lost much of their appeal.—
Dave Trecker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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The gunman was fatally shot by officers after carjacking a vehicle and leading police on a chase into the next parish, said Shreveport Police Cpl.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Perseverance rover has used a different instrument to find evidence for both cyclic organic compounds and macromolecular carbon.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Before this month, Voyager 1’s last instrument loss came in February 2025, when engineers turned off its cosmic ray subsystem experiment.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
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Beijing calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, Xi was cited as saying by Xinhua, while supporting all efforts conducive to restoring peace and remaining committed to resolving disputes through political and diplomatic means.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Victims are stripped of their social networks, of their means, of their access to resources like finances.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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The center said throughout all of this, Rahman faced mistreatment, was mocked by federal agents for her disabilities and was denied medical care.—
Maria Lisignoli,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Heinecke hired an agent and participated in the Senior Bowl, Oklahoma's pro day and NFL scouting combine while trying to gain college eligibility.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Politics, with all its mechanisms, its conflicts, and its institutions, exists because people—even, somehow, reasonable people—disagree.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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As the load increases—65 pounds (29 kilograms) in this case—the robot must achieve precise whole-body coordination, placing significant demands on its actuators and joint mechanisms.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Dennis Deer died in June 2024 at age 51 following a double lung transplant due to a genetic condition in which his chest organs were backward.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Using methods including high-resolution 3D scanning, researchers found that many of the 92 fragments bear cut marks on their inner surfaces, indicating that the turtles were carefully butchered by Neanderthals — with limbs detached, internal organs removed and shells thoroughly cleaned.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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