as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
the hospital's operating rooms boast the very latest medical apparatus
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Recent Examples of apparatus
Nike’s manufacturing apparatus in Southeast Asia has been shaken in recent weeks by news about President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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Rob Davis, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
In recent years, the world’s largest military apparatuses—the U.S. Department of Defense and NATO—have added climate change to their war games.
—Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
But when Buck calls Athena (Angela Bassett) in to say goodbye, Bobby reveals there was a hole in the air supply line of his breathing apparatus.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
San Diego County’s fire department contracts with Cal Fire to staff its fire stations, but the county supplies and owns the apparatus.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Rob Davis, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
In recent years, the world’s largest military apparatuses—the U.S. Department of Defense and NATO—have added climate change to their war games.
—Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
But when Buck calls Athena (Angela Bassett) in to say goodbye, Bobby reveals there was a hole in the air supply line of his breathing apparatus.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
San Diego County’s fire department contracts with Cal Fire to staff its fire stations, but the county supplies and owns the apparatus.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparatus
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Caddies, like most other chiefs of staff, have multiple responsibilities, from keeping score to the more mundane, such as carrying the golfers’ equipment, keeping the clubs clean, and raking the sand to restore the contours of a bunker after their golfer chips out of a sand trap.—
Julia Dhar,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The investigations into those crashes continue while the U.S. Department of Transportation tries to make progress on the long-standing issues of not having enough air traffic controllers and relying on outdated equipment.—
Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The organization announced the collaboration on Wednesday with social media posts showing the women posing with the fashionable gear.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2025
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Brittany’s video shows them in workout gear, Whoop trackers strapped to their wrists, going head-to-head on a mat doing leg lifts and passing a medicine ball back and forth.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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“Apparatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatus. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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