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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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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

"Understanding these mechanisms is essential to identifying new targets for intervention and improving long-term outcomes for patients."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

While in residence at crisis houses, guests are provided with non-clinical support to help them find coping mechanisms and recovery plans.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

He brought Hugo back to the museum a few more times and explained how the mechanisms operated.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick