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
Theaters are shrinking, audiences scattered, and the machinery that once turned actors into household names has gone digital.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Though the looms were in use by the doomed mill for a brief period, Vidalia did not have ownership of the machinery.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Still, much of the government’s economic machinery keeps running.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The chats suggested that the Kinahans were importing drugs into Spain—specifically, the Port of Valencia—in shipments also carrying legitimate loads of coffee, beer, and machinery.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Though the looms were in use by the doomed mill for a brief period, Vidalia did not have ownership of the machinery.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Still, much of the government’s economic machinery keeps running.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The chats suggested that the Kinahans were importing drugs into Spain—specifically, the Port of Valencia—in shipments also carrying legitimate loads of coffee, beer, and machinery.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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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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After the crash, the SUV was reportedly struck by a tractor-trailer that was traveling in the right lane behind the vehicle.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The child was found by her mother three hours later, with internal vehicle temperatures having reached over 108 degrees.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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He is also charged with robbery, theft, violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, possessing an instrument of crime, tampering with evidence, abuse of corpse, conspiracy and obstruction of justice, NBC Philadelphia reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Busting out a box of instruments that turned the room into a riot of noise, Sheeran then encourage each student to share their unique sound into the mic, from saxophone bleats to fart sounds.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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Smokeless tobacco is considered anything from snuff, snus, chewing tobacco, moist snuff and any other tobacco intended to be used or consumed by any means.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The administration has argued its work is a long-overdue means of rooting out waste, fraud and abuse.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was one of the first people to publicly condemn the selection of Bad Bunny, going as far as threatening that ICE agents would be present at the Super Bowl next year.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Their mechanisms of play have stayed constant, and present a challenge for Amorim to solve.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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On April 23, while adjusting a grip mechanism beneath a car during a test run, the nearly 400-pound device slipped from its rigging.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, CMT causes a range of sensory and motor symptoms, including numbness, tingling, pain, muscle weakness and atrophy — deterioration in cells, tissues, and organs.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Endometriosis Endometriosis is a condition in which uterine-like tissue grows outside of the uterus on other nearby organs.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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