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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

If designers understood the hurdles that users faced, they could reduce the friction between intention and action by making the machine intuitive to use.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

But the machine at Weston Favell will be slightly different – users instead exchange bottles and cans for a printed ticket that can be swapped for rewards at participating retailers based in the shopping centre.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I am afraid that innocent Egyptians will get hurt when the machine collapses.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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