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implement

[im-pluh-muhnt, im-pluh-ment, -muhnt] / ˈɪm plə mənt, ˈɪm pləˌmɛnt, -mənt /




Usage

What are other ways to say implement? An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils.

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The company is working to implement the new approach on a new quantum computer set for release in 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Before Cornell could implement many of those changes, the campus would be rocked again in October 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The UK will also reaffirm its plans to fully implement a maritime services ban on Russian LNG exports.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The company is hiring executives from Foran’s former employer and moving quickly to implement many of its tactics, such as offering low prices, cutting costs and negotiating more aggressively with suppliers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

You apply the problem to the place you implement it—the trapeze bar that lets you feel the way the physics equations work.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

That has left the U.S. as one of the few major suppliers of diesel on the market—meaning American fuel makers have a lot to lose if the U.S. implements even a temporary export ban.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Legendary US designer Ralph Lauren on Wednesday kicked off New York Fashion Week with his namesake brand's Spring/Summer 2027 collection, as the industry showcase implements its first full ban on fur on the runway.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

With this tool, early humans could create and maintain stone implements that were more carefully shaped and complex than those produced by some other prehistoric populations living during the same period.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

The project is one of the major street redesigns moving forward as Los Angeles implements Measure HLA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

I poked around the foundations, hoping to uncover some old iron implements that I could use.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Scrutiny has only increased since the changes were implemented in time for the 2024-25 season.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

A new system, currently under testing, is being implemented to protect patient records in future and alert the trust of potential breaches.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“We have implemented additional safeguards, including enhanced monitoring, strengthened access controls and further third-party review of our security practices,” Betaneli added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

"They have implemented AI... which is not tested," Ahamed said, arguing that the technology risks overriding the judgement of local officials familiar with voters and communities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

They threw out old textbooks and implemented new ones.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Hayes’s fund is implementing AI and it’s increasing productivity, but he is running open-weight models internally.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Southern California Edison was considering implementing public safety power shutoffs for nearly 90,000 customers in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

ESA is responsible for developing and implementing the Sentinel-3 satellites and operating them through the commissioning period.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

He has been instrumental in implementing her strategy of "de-demonisation" to try and rid the party of the toxic legacy of its founder, her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was openly antisemitic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The guide notes that agency ratings and funding are tied to whether they are “adopting and implementing effective applicant screening,” a clear signal that agencies may be penalized for not cleaning house.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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