Thesaurus results for MECHANISMS

mechanisms

noun

plural of mechanism

as in devices

a mechanical part or group of parts used to perform a specific task The printer's paper feeding mechanism is jammed.

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as in methods

a series of actions used to achieve an end She was stunned to learn that there was no mechanism in place to remedy the problem.

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Recent Examples of mechanisms Set during World War II, the drama examines the mechanisms of collaboration under the Vichy regime through the lens of a man whose ambition and moral weakness lead him to become complicit in the persecution and deportation of Jews. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 June 2026 Quantum bits or qubits are naturally prone to noise, where a change in temperature, electric or magnetic field can lead to the accumulation of errors, prompting the need to build robust error correction mechanisms. —

Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026 On Earth, pharmaceutical formulation is constantly disrupted by gravity via mechanisms like sedimentation, where heavy particles sink to the bottom of a test tube, and convection, where hot fluids rise and cold fluids sink. —

Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 June 2026 Many schools already have mechanisms in place to limit cellphone use in their buildings. —

Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 The internal mechanisms are pretty much a black box most of the time. —

ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026 Anthropic, one of OpenAI’s top competitors, has proposed mechanisms for coordinating pauses on advanced AI development if systems become too powerful. —

ABC News, 6 June 2026 Anthropic, one of OpenAI’s top competitors, has proposed mechanisms for coordinating pauses on advanced AI development if systems become too powerful. —

Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 5 June 2026 In a way, Stand Up is the love story between those two coping mechanisms. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026

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Prinano said its technology supports wafer-level production of photonic chips and can be applied to optical communication and sensing devices based on gallium arsenide, indium phosphide, and silicon photonics.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Spending on mental wellness has accelerated faster than the evidence base, encompassing everything from spa retreats to brain supplements, smartphone apps, and at-home devices.

— Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 11 June 2026