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machine

[muh-sheen] / məˈʃin /
NOUN
device that performs a task
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparatus appliance automobile engine gadget instrument motor tool vehicle
STRONG
automaton computer contraption contrivance implement mechanism robot thingamabob widget
Antonyms
STRONGEST
end
NOUN
well-run political organization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
machinery structure system
STRONG
agency lineup movement party ring setup
NOUN
person who acts automatically
Synonyms
STRONG
agent automaton clone drudge grind laborer puppet robot zombie
WEAK
mechanical

Example Sentences

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By now, Inside Safe operations are a well-oiled machine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

To uncover these patterns, researchers used advanced machine learning and AI-based tools to analyze microbiome and metabolome data from patients with GC, CRC, and IBD.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Metro kiosk, which offers the supposed convenience of paying public transit fare to a machine.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Nigel Stansfield, cabinet member for environment, recycling and waste at the Reform UK-led West Northamptonshire Council, attended the launch and said seeing the machine in use would help prepare for the national DRS rollout.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Charlotte hands Tadeo the karaoke machine and joins me on the driveway.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.