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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

STRONGEST

agency operation procedure process system technique

STRONG

execution functioning medium performance workings

Antonyms

STRONG

failure

Example Sentences

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The dramatic turnaround came after authorities tightened regulations and introduced better gas monitoring systems and clearer accountability mechanisms.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Together, these mechanisms helped create the larger and more persistent Antarctic ice sheets that later defined Earth's ice age cycles.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

“Any decision to proceed would need to take into account mechanisms to recover the debt that is owed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

This effect is thought to involve two main mechanisms.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

The system of communications used in science should provide a neat, workable model for studying mechanisms of information-building in human society.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas