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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 But as yesterday’s race showed, the current F1 machinery is utterly ill-suited to this dramatic venue. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026 While the technology is still in its infancy, the ultimate goal is to bridge the gap between machinery and biology. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026 Morgan Freeman appeared in The Dark Knight trilogy as Lucious Fox, the CEO of Wayne Enterprises who supplies Batman with his tools and machinery. — Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 Heavy machinery is needed to recover the body, a resource that, according to Santander, has become a business in the devastated area because families are being charged to use the equipment for debris removal. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 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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This initiative aims to significantly reduce the state's high rate of wildlife-vehicle collisions, which ranks fifth nationally and contributes to the nation's highest auto insurance claims.

— Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
As officers worked to disperse traffic, prosecutors allege Stacer sprayed the officers' vehicle with a fire extinguisher.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

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At that point a central bank is no longer looking at a harvest but at second-round effects, and its instrument for those is the price of money.

— Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
With characterization finished, GRETA is entering its regular operational phase as a primary instrument for FRIB users.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of instrument

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With an international wedding on the horizon, old friendships are tested, relationships evolve, and everyone is forced to confront what growing up really means.

— Peter White, Deadline, 31 July 2026
Many of her events cost $15 or less, and Torres offers discounts or other financial support for women who want to attend but don’t have the financial means to.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of means

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Hiring has cooled for entry-level software developers — work increasingly done by AI agents — and college enrollment in computer and information science programs has been declining.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Smaller teams of high-agency engineers and builders are managing fleets of agents rather than executing every task by hand.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of agent

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Even then, though, the Bulls aren’t married to using the room exception for a rotation player and may prefer to keep it as a trade mechanism to absorb other players’ contracts and draft picks.

— Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Gompers argues those similar numbers likely reflect two different mechanisms.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of mechanism

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Originally famed for the company’s organs that swelled Detroit theaters and churches, the situation became perilous after Wurlitzer and the remaining tenants all left by 1982.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
This ideal amount of sleep was associated with less ageing, as measured by organ-specific biological clocks.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 31 July 2026

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