engine

noun

ˈen-jən How to pronounce engine (audio)
Definition of enginenext
as in machine
a device that changes energy into mechanical motion a car with a 200-horsepower engine

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Recent Examples of engine Still, Exiger, whose engine has been trained on tens of billions of supply chain records, goes further, Conklin said. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 July 2026 For Rolls-Royce, that means not only more engine sales but years of additional, high-margin maintenance work. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 30 July 2026 Put simply, at these prices, Apple must find a big new growth engine to drive its stock price higher. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 July 2026 One of the really cool things is that, while Unreal provides all the advanced rendering and visual technology, the original game engine is still running underneath it. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for engine
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  1. machine
  2. motor
Noun
  • IJooz, the company operating the juice vending machine, filed a police report over the stunt and sanitized the dispenser while replacing all 500 straws in the machine.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Investigators believe contractors working near a high-voltage line for power-grid operator Enedis ignited the blaze while using a brush-cutting machine, Bordeaux prosecutor Renaud Gaudeul said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of machine
Noun
  • Producing advanced drones at scale requires a reliable supply of motors, batteries, flight controllers, sensors, cameras, communications equipment, and propulsion systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Reduce speed to low and, with motor running, gradually pour in remaining 1½ cups heavy cream.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of motor

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“Engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engine. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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