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as in repairman
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as in operator
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as in mechanical
done instantly and without conscious thought or decision
the snapping of the handcuffs was followed by a mechanic reading of the suspect's rights
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Recent Examples of mechanic
Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Instead, for 13 years Palahniuk worked as a documentation specialist and diesel mechanic for a truck company in Portland, Oregon, before writing full time.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
In the behind-the-scenes footage, Sinise is seen angling himself under the hood of the car from the music video as Wilson gives cues about the natural placement of a mechanic working.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The clash catapulted Osborn − an industrial mechanic and military veteran − onto the national stage.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Instead, for 13 years Palahniuk worked as a documentation specialist and diesel mechanic for a truck company in Portland, Oregon, before writing full time.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Adjective
If the game had simplified this mechanic and built levels around clever uses for specific functionality, the puzzles would be a lot stronger for it.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
In the behind-the-scenes footage, Sinise is seen angling himself under the hood of the car from the music video as Wilson gives cues about the natural placement of a mechanic working.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mechanic
Noun
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At another site, the bones of a 34-year-old cellphone repairman were found.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Switches have been around since the 1980s, when Jorge Leon, a Venezuelan gun repairman, noticed that the trigger mechanism in Glock guns could be manipulated.—
Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ambassador Cruise Line, a no-fly British operator targeting passengers over 50, was founded in 2021 by Christian Verhounig, the former chief executive of Cruise & Maritime Voyages, which went into administration in 2020.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Also known as the CAISO, the system operator manages the electric grid for about 80% of the state and a small portion of Nevada.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Rescuing utopian idyll from dystopian reality, Koreeda determines that humanity is too fragile to forfeit its defining qualities to a mechanical species; that our only viable function in an artificial tomorrow is as the eternal caretakers of memory and imagination.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Does my insurance cover a mechanical breakdown?—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Russian servicemen march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on Saturday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Russian servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Two candidates, a county commissioner and a political consultant, are running in the district’s Republican primary.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Gilmore said the city is working with architecture consultants on a long-term modernization plan for Bartle Hall and the Municipal Auditorium.—
Dylan Lysen
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Yale will be trying for its first title since the Ivy League started playing a postseason tournament in 2023, and the NCAA Tournament automatic bid that goes to the champion.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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President Pablo Longoria, sporting director Mehdi Benatia and head coach Roberto De Zerbi were portrayed as working in lockstep, and De Zerbi’s first season at the helm had concluded with Marseille securing automatic Champions League qualification for only the third time since 2013.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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There are doctors, like anaesthetists, who want to do things to patients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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In Arizona, that state's attorney general has accused smith of legally changing his name to hide his past in 2021.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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When a government investigator arrives in a small town to find a reclusive smith, things get twisty fast in a tale of caged demons, revenge, grief, and loss.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Mechanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mechanic. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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