Thesaurus results for APPARATUS

apparatus

noun

ˌa-pə-ˈra-təs

Definition of apparatus

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 The picture painted from the interview subjects, who occasionally draw sketches of weapons-screen interfaces on notepads, is of a computerized tracking-and-killing apparatus, culled from the surveillance Israel keeps of nearly every phone in Gaza. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Investigators said Zhang attended China's University of International Relations in Beijing, which the FBI described as closely associated with China's intelligence apparatus. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 At The Aster, a boutique hotel and members club in Hollywood, guests can begin the day with classes in the reformer Pilates studio, where old-world dark wood and ornamental columns are paired with high-tech apparatus. — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apparatus

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Performers weren’t spared either, with several forced to perform in the rain without covering for both artists and their equipment.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
That role demands reliable equipment capable of transmitting strategic instructions during severe national security crises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of equipment

Noun

The latest unit retains the same first six forward ratios as the outgoing Carrera T’s manual transmission, but ditches its predecessor’s somewhat awkward and largely superfluous seventh gear.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Images show an excavator in the backyard as police in protective gear continue to come and go from the property this week.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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