as in accessories
something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
pasta makers became the must-have appendage for tabletop mixers
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Recent Examples of appendages
After examining multiple roughly 99-million-year-old specimens, researchers believe the extinct wasp species featured Venus flytrap-like abdomen appendages for capturing other insects.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
Its color appears darker on its face and almost white on its tail and appendages.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Researchers studied how tails aid midair maneuverability in animals and robots, focusing on inertial appendages that generate body rotation.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2025
Slade was too young at the time, but his older brother, Sydney, witnessed the gruesome aftermath, which left him with a blind hatred of anything with more than two appendages.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Out of her spine emerges a creature with too many appendages, body parts in the wrong places, and Elisabeth’s face protruding from her back.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Darwin’s theory, and what others suggest, is that over a long period of time, millions of years, perhaps, the fish in its biology was sufficiently altered, by will or habit or happenstance, to be able to push itself onto land, and thereby start building its own appendages for terrestrial transport.
—John Werner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Over the millennia, these appendages evolved into specialized limbs seen in modern crustaceans and arachnids.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Polka dot patterns Typically, animal skin appendages including hair, feathers, and scales are controlled by specific genes when an embryo is developing.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
Its color appears darker on its face and almost white on its tail and appendages.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Researchers studied how tails aid midair maneuverability in animals and robots, focusing on inertial appendages that generate body rotation.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2025
Slade was too young at the time, but his older brother, Sydney, witnessed the gruesome aftermath, which left him with a blind hatred of anything with more than two appendages.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Out of her spine emerges a creature with too many appendages, body parts in the wrong places, and Elisabeth’s face protruding from her back.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Darwin’s theory, and what others suggest, is that over a long period of time, millions of years, perhaps, the fish in its biology was sufficiently altered, by will or habit or happenstance, to be able to push itself onto land, and thereby start building its own appendages for terrestrial transport.
—John Werner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Over the millennia, these appendages evolved into specialized limbs seen in modern crustaceans and arachnids.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Polka dot patterns Typically, animal skin appendages including hair, feathers, and scales are controlled by specific genes when an embryo is developing.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appendages
Noun
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Scroll down for more Lululemon tops, pants, coats, and accessories that will come in handy this winter.—
Rachel Simon,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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While the dress itself was an ideal centerpiece to her look, Moss opted to maximize her attire with a bevy of bold accessories.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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In Travel + Leisure’s latest highlights of the most exciting new routes, March sees a flurry of activity in Austin, more options to Mexican beaches, and new links to Europe.—
Edward Russell,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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Popular options include ropa vieja (shredded beef stewed in Spanish wine sauce with peppers, onions, and tomatoes) and churrasco (skirt steak served with housemade chimichurri).—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The result was one of the most transformative kitchen appliances in history, not because of new technology but because someone recognized an everyday problem—slow, inefficient cooking—applied a seemingly unrelated observation, and created a solution.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Appendages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appendages. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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