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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 firm also plans to implement a fee of up to 2% on the ETF’s stock redemptions as SpaceX shares begin trading.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Recently, Councilmember Ysabel Jurado introduced a motion urging the commission to “refrain from entering into any new Memoranda of Understanding, Contracts, or other Agreements, or implement any pilot programs with Flock Safety or its affiliates.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But if past is prologue, the courts won’t willingly implement reform.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Gray said bail conditions were under "constant review" but added it was ultimately up to individual courts to implement them.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

On a world where a common table implement is a little device with which you crack the ice that has formed on your drink between drafts, hot beer is a thing you come to appreciate.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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