inner workings
plural noun
: the parts (of something) that are only known by the people who work on it
He wanted to experience the inner workings of the political campaign.
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Michael Bennett, the director, gave us all permission to talk about the inner workings of our heart and our feelings — things people who shared the dressing rooms on Broadway shows never shared.
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Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Just as in the film, the ambience of the era and the inner workings of early television is thick with cigarette smoke, jazz music, and journalistic drive.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
His influence and other inner workings of Thao’s orbit are laid out in thousands of city records seized last year by federal prosecutors and made publicly available this week.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The team simulated the inner workings of Jupiter's atmosphere, which revealed that the massive storm had stirred up the planet's atmosphere dozens of miles below even the lowest-hanging cloud decks.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Just as in the film, the ambience of the era and the inner workings of early television is thick with cigarette smoke, jazz music, and journalistic drive.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
His influence and other inner workings of Thao’s orbit are laid out in thousands of city records seized last year by federal prosecutors and made publicly available this week.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The team simulated the inner workings of Jupiter's atmosphere, which revealed that the massive storm had stirred up the planet's atmosphere dozens of miles below even the lowest-hanging cloud decks.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inner workings
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“Inner workings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20workings. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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