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 trail and trailhead will be closed every day from May 19 to June 14 while crews use machinery to build trail foundation and erosion control features.
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The Summit Daily, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
This involves molecular machinery that basically functions like a syringe, complete with a long needle that is poked into the cells of its victims.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
The Fix Kit, meanwhile, comes equipped with a massive wrench that doubles as a damaging melee weapon and a tool used to fix machinery.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
The machinery of state moves at a crawl; public employees are still being paid via Sham Cash, a dubious app launched by Sharaa’s Islamist cronies before the fall of the Assad regime and plagued by technical failures.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
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The Summit Daily, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
This involves molecular machinery that basically functions like a syringe, complete with a long needle that is poked into the cells of its victims.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
The Fix Kit, meanwhile, comes equipped with a massive wrench that doubles as a damaging melee weapon and a tool used to fix machinery.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
The machinery of state moves at a crawl; public employees are still being paid via Sham Cash, a dubious app launched by Sharaa’s Islamist cronies before the fall of the Assad regime and plagued by technical failures.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machinery
Noun
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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The company’s 2025 delivery target is 5.5 million vehicles globally.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The silver vehicle then hit the 84-year-old woman, who was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Plenty of instruments from these two music legends have popped u at auction over the years.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
20 May 2025
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The federal government maintains about 200 ocean buoys, as well as gliders and other instruments that can measure what's happening below the surface of the ocean.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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My dad was a crime scene detective, my mom was an undercover narcotics agent, and my stepfather was an FBI agent.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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When Mission: Impossible began, and Cruise had not yet completed his transformation into a celluloid being whose veins flowed with red carpets, his character, Ethan Hunt, had more modest concerns, like finding moles in the IMF and protecting the identities of undercover CIA agents.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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These measures would fortify the collective power and deterrence of the United States’ alliances far beyond what is possible under today’s informal mechanisms.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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Aid is now beginning to be distributed under a contentious U.S.-Israeli mechanism.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Knocking out its production genetically would also pose serious health risks, as it is involved in critical biological functions including the protection of organs from toxins and medications.—
Michael Franco
May 21,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
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Mendoza was rushed to surgery after the explosion and lost several organs in the operation.—
Evan Crowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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