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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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An analysis for the Senate Committee on Appropriations in July also found it would cost the state tens of millions of dollars annually to implement telematics for the public and the state’s fleet of vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

This is assuming policymakers implement the changes immediately, which would disrupt the plans of people nearing retirement.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Authorities have now introduced the high school mobile phone ban, even though teachers' unions warn that the measure might be hard to implement quickly.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Meta agreed to make annual payments to 48 states for the next decade and implement sweeping changes designed to prevent children from spending too much time on Instagram and Facebook.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Instead of affirming an idea, you effect its affirmation; rather than postponing something, you implement a postponement.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Rising diesel prices tend to be more inflationary than those for gasoline since it is burned by trucks, trains, construction equipment and farming implements, lifting the cost of producing and shipping all manner of goods.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Rather than serving as a heavy hammer, it functioned as a softer striking tool used to repair and sharpen stone handaxes and other cutting implements after their edges became worn.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Diesel, which fuels trucks, construction equipment and farming implements, tends to have an even greater impact on the economy and inflation when its price rises.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

A number of items listed on the charge sheet including Le Creuset and Joseph Joseph kitchen implements, an Alessi teapot and various Molton Brown toiletries were found inside the vehicle.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

A more drastic search than the previous one was undertaken, house by house, and this time they even took farm implements.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Talwani previously issued an order blocking the Postal Service changes from being implemented in California and more than 20 other suing states in June.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Those findings will be reported within three months, allowing recommendations for "urgent action" to be considered and implemented "without delay".

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Even if the plan is successfully implemented, it would take years to restore the reserve—currently sitting at about 286 million barrels—to its authorized capacity of 714 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

An action plan for "Peace, Reconciliation and Justice" was launched in 2006 but "never fully implemented", the UN recalled.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

“With data. For a while now, I’ve been working on developing the perfect artificial intelligence, an algorithm that, when implemented through the NeuroLink, can fix our flaws better than any human police force.”

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

There is, as you have experienced, a gap between the number of personal-finance courses in high schools and the number of people actually implementing those lessons.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Following the approval, the executive board can start implementing the plan, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

"We are also implementing a new action plan for unpaid carers to ensure that they receive the support and recognition they deserve for the selfless work they do."

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday it was preparing to release its newest powerful model, known as Astra, after implementing "stronger safeguards" following a rogue cyberattack involving a different AI model.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

The agency, created in the wake of the events of September 11, 2001, is in charge of implementing our country's immigration laws.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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