1
as in apparatus
a mechanical part or group of parts used to perform a specific task
The printer's paper feeding mechanism is jammed.
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as in system
a series of actions used to achieve an end
She was stunned to learn that there was no mechanism in place to remedy the problem.
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Recent Examples of mechanism
All of these mechanisms bringing on bladder pain aren’t mutually exclusive either.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
Cucumber Companion Plants To Deter Or Trap Pests Companion plants provide pest management through a variety of mechanisms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Israel continues to ban food and supplies to Gaza
As part of a ceasefire, mediators say Israel has proposed easing a weeks-long blockade on vital supplies like food, fuel and medicines entering Gaza, but Israel is demanding a new mechanism for distributing humanitarian aid.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Beginning with public investment, Chicago can look at property tax tools as a starting place, specifically property tax financing mechanisms.
—George Cardenas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 16 Apr. 2025
Cucumber Companion Plants To Deter Or Trap Pests Companion plants provide pest management through a variety of mechanisms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Israel continues to ban food and supplies to Gaza
As part of a ceasefire, mediators say Israel has proposed easing a weeks-long blockade on vital supplies like food, fuel and medicines entering Gaza, but Israel is demanding a new mechanism for distributing humanitarian aid.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Beginning with public investment, Chicago can look at property tax tools as a starting place, specifically property tax financing mechanisms.
—George Cardenas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mechanism
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In recent years, the world’s largest military apparatuses—the U.S. Department of Defense and NATO—have added climate change to their war games.—
Brett Simpson,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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But when Buck calls Athena (Angela Bassett) in to say goodbye, Bobby reveals there was a hole in the air supply line of his breathing apparatus.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The change, which McMahon unveiled on April 21 and has been expected for months, represents the last major cog in the wheel of the U.S. student loan repayment system to start spinning again since the coronavirus pandemic.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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This includes new lighting, irrigation and environmental systems for each of our propagation, vegetation and cultivation rooms and state-of-the-art trimming and production equipment.—
David Goldburg,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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On Easter Sunday, this paper contained an editorial that employed the same literary device: It was penned by an angel.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2025
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Use a filtration device or air conditioning with a filter in your home.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Use strong authentication methods for the Kubernetes API to help prevent attackers from gaining access to the cluster even if valid credentials such as kubeconfig are obtained.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The attackers combined this method with social engineering and exploited unpatched vulnerabilities, amplifying the threat.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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One of Musk’s machines plays a minor role in Cronenberg’s latest picture, The Shrouds (out now), when the story’s antagonist, Guy Pearce, programs coordinates into a Tesla for it to self-drive protagonist Karsh (Vincent Cassel) to a mysterious location.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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Beer-brewing equipment, including 12 tanks, two copper brewhouse kettles and a cooling machine, had to be brought up to the 33rd floor of Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower by crane, but for guests, the epic views over the Singapore skyline are worth it.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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No contact with the outside world is allowed during the process: Phones are removed, and the room is checked for listening devices.—
Paolo Armelli,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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The process by which a new pope is elected has undergone numerous changes in the nearly two millennia that the Catholic Church has existed, with the current procedure a combination of ancient traditions and modern updates as recent as 2013, reflecting changes instituted by Pope Benedict XVI.—
Phoebe Natanson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Short passwords — think six or eight characters — can be cracked in minutes by modern hacking tools.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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This capability—combined with tools like protein folding simulations—has opened the door to faster, more efficient drug development pipelines.—
Tomoko Yokoi,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In it, Harvard argues the government's actions, including freezing more than $2.2 billion in federal funding, violate the First Amendment and don't follow legal procedures.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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The suit claims that the government's demands for input on Harvard's hiring and admissions violate the university's First Amendment rights, and that the funding freeze hasn't followed the procedures laid out in federal law.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Mechanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mechanism. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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