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workings

NOUN
insides
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belly entrails innards
STRONG
bowels center components contents guts heart middle recesses soul viscera womb
WEAK
inner parts internal organs
Antonyms
STRONG
border cowardice exterior exteriority fear margin outside periphery
NOUN
mechanics
Synonyms
STRONG
logistics mechanism nitty-gritty procedures
WEAK
nuts and bolts
NOUN
mechanism
Synonyms
STRONGEST
instrument structure system tool
STRONG
apparatus appliance components contrivance doohickey gadget gears gimmick innards machinery motor works
WEAK
black box
NOUN
mechanism
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agency operation procedure process system technique
STRONG
execution functioning medium performance
Antonyms
STRONG
failure
NOUN
modus operandi
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rule of thumb
WEAK
M.O. MO approach manner manner of working means method method of functioning method of operating method of operation mode of operation modus vivendi procedure process system technique way way of doing things
NOUN
nuts and bolts
Synonyms
WEAK
bare bones basic details basics brass tacks essentials fundamentals innards inner workings mechanics nitty-gritty no frills practical details practicalities

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“Rafa” also reveals the fragile inner workings behind Nadal’s legendary resilience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Walter, the 66-year-old CEO of Guggenheim Partners, is in the crosshairs of a federal investigation examining the inner workings of his financial empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Henshall had been asked to provide insight into Villa's workings by TransferRoom, which uses its online platform to connect clubs and agents, potentially initiating or accelerating moves.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

With its jokes about the inner workings of Hollywood agents at CAA and the trappings of fame and fortune, “Gail Daughtry” could easily feel like inside baseball.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Indeed, when Desaguliers explains the workings of Newcomen’s engine, he makes a remarkable move.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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