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as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
that Corvette is a machine that any guy would love to own
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as in to better
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Recent Examples of machine
Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Dress up their kitchen with a sleek Nespresso machine which whips up four different cup sizes of coffee or espresso in seconds and only takes 25 seconds to warm up.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2025
Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Will they not only be moved by a fairy tale machined for a big, bad tech guy, the toughest of antiheroes to side with, but also believe that a nonhuman intelligence can capably capture and compel their imaginations?
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Tomas Saldaña feeds the radish pastry dough into a pastry machine.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Dress up their kitchen with a sleek Nespresso machine which whips up four different cup sizes of coffee or espresso in seconds and only takes 25 seconds to warm up.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
The outsize date complication, meanwhile, has come to define Lange’s aesthetic, but its positioning on the dial is equally important: Located at 1 o’clock, its window is proportioned according to the golden mean of 1.618 and is machined from the same metal as the watch case.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Will they not only be moved by a fairy tale machined for a big, bad tech guy, the toughest of antiheroes to side with, but also believe that a nonhuman intelligence can capably capture and compel their imaginations?
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machine
Noun
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Perhaps its star players playing for another league can induce the WNBA will rev up their engines to make change.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft leasing company, bought 150 aircraft, helicopters and spare engines last year from Boeing, Kelly added.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Upon seeing Orozco’s driver’s license, the officer reached inside Orozco’s car and unlocked and opened the door.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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For the second year in a row, the No. 21 car will compete in the playoffs.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump also revoked an executive order, signed by Biden in 2024, focused on bettering labor standards.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
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The legislative session moves fast — lawmakers have only two months each year to better the lives of Floridians.—
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Keep a safe distance from large vehicles: Don’t follow large trucks or buses too closely.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
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Suddenly every bus in the city of Buenos Aires seemed to sport, on its dashboard, a holy card of the pope.—
Federico Perelmuter,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Antioxidants like the ones found in grape juice could possibly, potentially, perhaps improve the functioning of the walls of such arteries.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Kiwi driver tried his best to improve his lap times in Q1 but ran wide at Turn 15, leading him to abort his flying lap.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tesla automobiles, dealerships and charging stations around the world have been vandalized — or worse — as the company’s CEO has positioned himself as a right-wing kingmaker in recent months.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The top-performing subsectors were household appliances, consumer services, and automobiles.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Long-term population monitoring and habitat assessments will provide the data needed to refine conservation efforts.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Jordan, a three-star wide receiver in high school, is arguably the best athlete in the Giants’ system and boasts a tantalizing combination of power and speed, but his future will hinge on his ability to refine his swing and approach.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Cox had said Greenpeace carried out a scheme to stop the pipeline’s construction.—
Jack Dura,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Three other executions were carried out this week in the U.S., including the lethal injection earlier Thursday of an Oklahoma man for the fatal shooting of a woman during a home invasion.—
Curt Anderson,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machine. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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