Thesaurus results for ENGINES

engines

noun

plural of engine

as in machines

a device that changes energy into mechanical motion a car with a 200-horsepower engine

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Recent Examples of engines Blue Origin is enacting the same fixes for its New Glenn rocket engines, which use seven BE-4s, while having to also rebuild the pad at LC-36 before New Glenn can try and launch again. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 Local residents said some drivers spend hours revving their engines and accelerating modified vehicles along Woodward Avenue. — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Players compete to build massive engines of profit and production to transform Mars into a livable habitat, all in the glorious name of cutthroat capitalism. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Rocketdyne will concentrate on launch-vehicle engines, spacecraft propulsion, space electronics, and nuclear power systems. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 Hannah Trute, 14, of Michigan City, wore ear plugs and covered her ears as the Thunderbirds’ engines came to life. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Cars with higher-performance engines, like sports cars, or pickup trucks might require the higher tiers of gas to keep the engine running properly. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Other planning engines run scenarios sequentially, in cycles measured in hours, which is why their AI can only report on what has already been computed rather than reasoning live, KetteQ said. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 The fastest-growing segment in China consists of full-sized SUVs where the wheels are 100% driven by electric motors, utilizing highly efficient, enclosed 4-cylinder engines exclusively to charge onboard batteries. — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

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Most states, though, have enacted additional requirements for higher powered machines, including minimum age and helmet requirements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
His machines cut six acres a day, continuously keeping South Farms’ lawns neat.

— Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of machines

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Researchers in Germany are developing textile yarns that can repeatedly shorten and lengthen in response to temperature changes, potentially allowing fabrics to alter their shape without motors or other mechanical components.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
The French version of the site also organizes listings across broad classifieds categories such as motors, buy/sell/trade, property, services, pets, community, jobs, casual dating and adult-oriented classifieds.

— Ascend Agency, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

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