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
Ports, refineries, and other facilities have to repair and restart a lot of machinery.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The nature of the machinery malfunction is currently unclear.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Musurunu said that some degree of temporary liver stress is expected, as the gene-editing machinery is being delivered to virtually all of the liver cells.
—David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
That means moon dust is hazardous to humans and machinery alike and tends to get everywhere, so understanding the dust and its levitation is a top priority for facilitating future exploration of the lunar surface.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The nature of the machinery malfunction is currently unclear.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Musurunu said that some degree of temporary liver stress is expected, as the gene-editing machinery is being delivered to virtually all of the liver cells.
—David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
That means moon dust is hazardous to humans and machinery alike and tends to get everywhere, so understanding the dust and its levitation is a top priority for facilitating future exploration of the lunar surface.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 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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Based out of Fort Lauderdale, Brown travels east to west every week in his 18-wheeler, often driving up to 11-hour shifts and eating in his vehicle to stay on schedule.—
David Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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In America, more than five thousand people are killed each year in accidents involving large trucks, and the victims tend to be occupants of smaller vehicles.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 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,
13 Apr. 2026
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The guitarist grind and shriek and gnarl as the rhythm section thunders away, with Winter’s voice often acting more as another instrument rather than the focal point.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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California is not unique, and housing is not the only means by which the older generations have effectively pulled up the ladder behind them.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Which is fortunate for Musselman, given there will be less means to lure players from the portal.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Body-camera footage shows him being placed in handcuffs, while agents searched his FedEx truck for some sign of Athena.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dashcam video captured the moments Tuesday morning when Hernandez tried to pull away from agents who were attempting to arrest him as ICE said he is wanted for questioning in El Salvador in connection with a murder.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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If your coping mechanism for tough times is laughter, then this is the list for you.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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Orbán used his control of the state to build an extraordinary web of international illiberal and far-right supporters, and funding mechanisms to support some of them.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Orbán did not so much dismantle Hungary’s democracy as reconfigure its organs from within.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Because only adults can donate kidneys, finding an organ that is the right size for a child or teen can become problematic too, Chen explained.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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