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Some of the mill's machinery was damaged in the fire.
a piece of farm machinery
Something was clogging the machinery.
The United Nations has set up machinery for mediation.
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Someone in a comfortable position shouldn't use the state's repressive machinery to force you to speak in a certain way.
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Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
The machinery to press vinyl hasn’t really changed in 50 years, and many of the companies that used to manufacture and service the equipment have steadily vanished.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
The machinery to press vinyl hasn’t really changed in 50 years, and many of the companies that used to manufacture and service the equipment have steadily vanished.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for machinery
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinery. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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machinery
noun
ma·chin·ery
mə-ˈshēn-(ə-)rē 
plural machineries
1
: machines in general
2
: the working parts of a machine or instrument
3
: the organization or system by which something is done or carried on
machinery of government
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