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 whole state machinery can start enforcing what were previously considered crimes, and moral norms can be changed along with them.
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Sigal Samuel, Vox, 2 Apr. 2025
The United States has exported chiefly chemicals, machinery and transportation equipment to Russia and imported mainly oils, chemicals and metals.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Survivors in Mandalay, Burma's second-biggest city, dug with their bare hands on Friday in desperate attempts to save those still trapped, lacking heavy machinery and with authorities absent.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Some of the election machinery has been damaged, too.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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Sigal Samuel, Vox, 2 Apr. 2025
The United States has exported chiefly chemicals, machinery and transportation equipment to Russia and imported mainly oils, chemicals and metals.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Survivors in Mandalay, Burma's second-biggest city, dug with their bare hands on Friday in desperate attempts to save those still trapped, lacking heavy machinery and with authorities absent.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Some of the election machinery has been damaged, too.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 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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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 new design studio was opened in Leamington Spa, just a few miles from a Jaguar Land Rover factory which has paused shipping vehicles to the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump's import duty on U.K. exports.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Several African countries are taking a bold approach to electric vehicle adoption, skipping the traditional automotive infrastructure and going straight to more sustainable models.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Will fly one scientific instrument awarded under NASA’s CLPS initiative.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2025
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In short the efforts underway at BNY have the potential to unlock better transparency, traceability, and insights for tokenized products whether or not said instruments are stored on-chain or secured via off-chain mechanisms.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Oh yes, and there was one other common denominator with all these contract extensions: None of the agents involved was named Scott Boras.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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The defense pointed to several potential suspects at the home at the time, including Albert, his nephew and their friend, an agent for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives who had been exchanging flirty text messages with Read.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Under the ceasefire agreement, vehicles are to be inspected for weapons before entering the north, but the mechanism for that was not immediately clear.—
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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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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McLemore died of starvation and multiple organ failure.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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But the lack of heat and fluctuating temperatures have taken a toll on the organ and building.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinery. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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