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
Electrical components were among the largest imports at $126 billion, followed by machinery at $85 billion and toys/games at $33 billion.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
This encompasses a wide array of everyday household goods, from machinery, toys, furniture, sporting goods, footwear, clothing and textiles.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
Other categories include electronics and electrical machinery, at $94.5 billion, miscellaneous at $78.9 billion, and metals, at $52.5 billion.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2025
In most of Alaska's rural communities, life often requires making do with what's available: People keep piles of old machinery in their yards to mine for parts.
—Emily Schwing, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
This encompasses a wide array of everyday household goods, from machinery, toys, furniture, sporting goods, footwear, clothing and textiles.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
Other categories include electronics and electrical machinery, at $94.5 billion, miscellaneous at $78.9 billion, and metals, at $52.5 billion.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2025
In most of Alaska's rural communities, life often requires making do with what's available: People keep piles of old machinery in their yards to mine for parts.
—Emily Schwing, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machinery
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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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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.—
Bailey Trela,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
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Troopers conducted an inquiry into the vehicle and learned that the registered owner was Chiulli, who was later identified as the driver as troopers followed the vehicle, according to state police.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Limited parking options: If there is no parking lot or driveway to pull into, pull your vehicle off to the side of the road as far as possible.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2025
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On-chain assets are, ultimately, financial instruments and the ecosystem is long overdue for crypto-specific audit and attestation standards.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Each satellite carries a camera, which acts like a synchronized, single, virtual instrument with a largely uninterrupted view of the sun.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Tipping agent The reason the market is in a tizzy is that the tariffs could be the agent that tips the economy from a modest slowdown into a recession.—
Bob Pisani,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Many — if not most — of the people interested in buying burned lots have been developers, according to agents.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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Motorized latches then engaged to pull the capsule into the docking mechanism for an airtight structural seal.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, accountability could weaken, with fewer mechanisms in place to ensure that schools adhere to national standards and civil rights protections.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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During cardiogenic shock, the heart stops pumping adequate blood supply to the organs.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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But without any special tweaks to those organs, the human body will immediately attack them.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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