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machinery

noun

mə-ˈshē-nə-rē

Definition of machinery

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 At many American universities, progressive assumptions seem embedded in the machinery of campus life. — Wendy R. Anderson, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2026 Inside Walter’s sports empire and money machine Mark Walter, controlling owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, now faces scrutiny over the financial machinery behind his sports empire. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 According to Bucherati, a preliminary investigation found that the man was operating heavy machinery near the base of the rock quarry when several loose rocks fell from the cliff, causing fatal injuries. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 This compact machinery directly changes how the Project 22220 icebreakers operate in icy waters. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for machinery

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Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.

— Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.

— Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025

Definition of instrumentality

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Police said the two of them then left in separate vehicles, with the woman following Jacobs to try to get her phone back.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
After flooding the courtyard, crushing vehicles and destroying part of one of the surrounding buildings, the liquid flowed into the buildings’ lower floors, where workers were holding morning meetings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of vehicle

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During an operation, a surgeon controls robotic arms fitted with small instruments while viewing the surgical area through a three-dimensional vision system.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
In the meantime, the observatory will go through commissioning — testing out its instruments in space and deploying the antenna that will relay Roman’s massive imagery back to Earth.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of instrument

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The Gulf states have experimented with ship-to-ship transfers and other means of moving crude around Iranian restrictions.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Living with endometriosis means becoming an expert on highly specialized ingredients and constantly cross-checking product labels.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of means

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Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshell report into the incident.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
This was followed by the creation of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) on July 22 to handle espionage and resistance agents, and the first raids were already being carried out.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of agent

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View gallery - 4 images For decades, the recipe for a premium folding bicycle has been to engineer a smart hinge mechanism, choose your metal and fire up the welding torch.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
The mechanism is worth understanding because oil is particularly susceptible to it.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of mechanism

Noun

The now-familiar blend of folk, soul, and psychedelia dominates the album aesthetically, though James took spiritual cues from recordings of meditative organ performances by Alice Coltrane.

— Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
Like eyes, ears and lungs, a person can live a relatively normal and active life if one organ in the natural set fails.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026

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