as in means
something used to achieve an end
computer literacy is only an instrumentality for acquiring an education, and not an end in itself
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Recent Examples of instrumentality
To effect these seizures, the FBI will simultaneously issue commands that will interfere with the hackers’ control over the instrumentalities of their crimes (the Target Devices), including by preventing the hackers from easily re-infecting the Target Devices with KV Botnet malware.
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
The common thread here is a blatant, self-serving instrumentality incapable of distinguishing between the desire for order and the desire for domination, between the good of all and one’s own good.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Other authorizers cannot operate instrumentality charter schools.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
State and local governments, agencies and instrumentalities of the federal government, and nonprofits were not eligible for payments.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
The common thread here is a blatant, self-serving instrumentality incapable of distinguishing between the desire for order and the desire for domination, between the good of all and one’s own good.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Other authorizers cannot operate instrumentality charter schools.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
State and local governments, agencies and instrumentalities of the federal government, and nonprofits were not eligible for payments.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumentality
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Plopping down on its four landing legs, the spacecraft delivered ten science instruments and technology demonstration gear through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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During the Apollo missions, astronauts faced challenges from sharp, fine particles of lunar dust that clung to nearly everything, posing potential health risks while causing instrument malfunctions and allergy-like symptoms.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Sellers can now choose whether to offer buyer agent compensation through MLS platforms—a change that has already begun reshaping how homes are bought and sold across the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The man remained on the ground — seemingly unable to get up — for several moments while the agents kept their focus on holding Marquez Colmenarez down.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Police said numerous roads and neighborhoods were flooded, and officers assisted more than a dozen motorists whose vehicles were trapped in high water.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Broken down vehicle on northbound I-40/US-71 in Grandview There is a broken down vehicle on I-40/US-71 between 155th Street and MO-150.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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Project 2025 is the product of political machinery that has sprung up around Trump that seeks to tear out the roots of American democracy and then salt the ground.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Dutch company, whose machinery makes chips, said demand for artificial intelligence technology is continuing to drive growth.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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During an April 22 press conference, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said the agency intends to revoke approvals for certain dyes and work alongside industry leaders to achieve elimination of the additives.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The agency had also purchased new technology for the lab to test food for unapproved color dyes that had been added to products, which could pose a safety risk.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Pointer Authentication is a security mechanism designed to resist memory disclosure attacks, says Adam Boynton, senior security strategy manager EMEIA at Jamf told me.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 deal ensured through a number of mechanisms that Iran’s nuclear program would be exclusively peaceful.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The cancer had spread to nearby lymph nodes, but not yet to other organs.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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And dementia is a terminal condition — one that affects arguably the most vital organ in the human body.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Instrumentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentality. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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