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as in repairman
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as in operator
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as in mechanical
done instantly and without conscious thought or decision
the snapping of the handcuffs was followed by a mechanic reading of the suspect's rights
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Recent Examples of mechanic
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
Plus: Mobile mechanic group Roda is offering 30% off services for affected feds.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
These gloves are also usable in lightly oily conditions, such as while doing mechanic work.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Royals hitting coach Alec Zumwalt explained that Garcia has gotten stronger and added a toe-tap to better balance his swing mechanics.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
Plus: Mobile mechanic group Roda is offering 30% off services for affected feds.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Brotherly shenanigans and complex grief After his high school graduation, Sam attended mechanic school in Arizona.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
These gloves are also usable in lightly oily conditions, such as while doing mechanic work.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mechanic
Noun
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An Ohio cellphone repairman has pleaded guilty to secretly downloading nude photos off customers’ phones, officials said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
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In this post-apocalyptic romance, Cruise plays security repairman Jack Harper who's been left on Earth in 2077 as a custodian following a catastrophic alien invasion.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The outlet said the issues were so serious that boom operators were having to use shadows cast on the receiver aircraft to guide the fueling device into the receptacle, an operation made more difficult on cloudy days.—
Brendan Cole,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Now that the leaf drop has dropped off, the Claw tractors and their operators have returned to their normal duties like running the city’s Household Junk Pickup program, which allows customers to schedule pickups of large items up to twice a year.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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When first announced in 2011, the Aston Martin Cygnet piqued global interest: a tiny sub 845kg (curb weight) hatchback with Aston mechanical gubbins.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Features like taking down mechanical beasts by targeting weaknesses, keeping elemental resistances in mind, and severing specific limbs to craft gear are all resonant in PlayStation’s flagship series.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Image Their redeployment was agreed to in a deal signed 12 years ago, the result of negotiations and renegotiations going back to 1995, when three U.S. servicemen raped an Okinawan schoolgirl.—
Martin Fackler,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Tracing Josiah’s trajectory from lumberjack to shipyard riveter to ambitious serviceman, Wang offers a protagonist of unflappable morality and decency.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The utility bankrolled political consultants whose companies propped up ghost candidates in Miami-Dade and elsewhere to confuse voters, split the vote and secure state Senate seats for friendlier legislators.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Shockingly, the book is set in a hospital, following Doctor Eitan Rose and his quest to discover what has happened when a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In one report broadcast on Israel’s Channel 12, Israeli soldiers can be seen working hand in hand with Syrian villagers to collect boxes of artillery rounds, automatic weapons, grenade launchers and other armaments.—
Uriel Heilman,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hashtag United currently lead the division by three points and sit in the automatic promotion place into the second tier of the women’s game in England, the FA Women’s Championship.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For many Americans, planning a doctor’s appointment comes with logistical headaches: taking a day off from work; scheduling months in advance; dealing with insurance coverage and related costs.—
Barbara Rodriguez and Kate Sosin,
Them,
10 Mar. 2025
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Her doctor, not you, should discuss making those changes with her and the reasons for it.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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Japanese smiths have made an unfathomable number of swords and fittings.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2025
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Looking Ahead Ellis envisions expanding the collection and introducing educational resources for enthusiasts and aspiring smiths.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Mechanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mechanic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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