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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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But because there are limited legal mechanisms to do so they operate the ships for longer than they would like or scrap them using firms that don’t comply with Western sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"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 electoral body insisted mechanisms had been in place to ensure a fair vote.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

In real life, the biomedical sciences have not yet reached the stage of any kind of general applicability to disease mechanisms.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas