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apparatus

[ap-uh-rat-uhs, -ray-tuhs] / ˌæp əˈræt əs, -ˈreɪ təs /


NOUN
organization or system
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After approximately ten days, once the trees had developed a noticeable curve, researchers moved them into the experimental apparatus.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Beyond the plenum, China's top anti-corruption watchdog reported that 680,000 people across the party apparatus have been disciplined in the first nine months of this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The revenue, estimated to total $22.1 million annually, would go into a special fund earmarked for fire stations, apparatus, equipment and staffing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

There is something mildly amusing about the distance between this real educational apparatus and the fictional boot camp, where the central problem is apparently that grown men need help identifying vegetables.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

And of course, I couldn’t really relax yet, because we still had to compete in the apparatus finals over the next two days.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

"A total of 60 fire apparatuses arrived, just short, just shy of 200 men and women from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, to begin the actual search and rescue and firefighting," Jadallah said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Will people start wearing N95 masks indoors, or have breathing apparatuses hooked up to their chests like fighter pilots?

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Iran, Russia and North Korea have all built elaborate apparatuses to skirt financial blockades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Recently, both Amazon’s and Google’s TV apparatuses have cracked down on sideloading—the practice of downloading apps from third-party providers—by exclusively permitting downloads from their parent companies’ authorized app stores.

From Slate ● May 3, 2026

Gymnasts set up their apparatuses, but with the ship swaying, they kept getting bucked off.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand


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