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mechanisms

NOUN

machine, device

Synonyms

STRONGEST

instrument structure system tool

STRONG

apparatus appliance components contrivance doohickey gadget gears gimmick innards machinery motor workings works

WEAK

black box

NOUN

means, method

Synonyms

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agency operation procedure process system technique

STRONG

execution functioning medium performance workings

Antonyms

STRONG

failure

Example Sentences

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"Therefore, understanding the mechanisms connecting inflammaging, immune system alterations, bone health and frailty is essential for developing targeted interventions to improve the quality of life in aging populations."

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

This has weakened the market’s previous self-correcting mechanisms.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

“The company has demonstrated a degree of hostility to shareholders’ exercise of certain of these key accountability mechanisms in recent years,” ISS wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

"Environmental impact assessments and oversight mechanisms are now completely ineffective," he told AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

They lacked political and social mechanisms, which we take for granted, to achieve peaceful resolution of serious disputes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond