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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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“Pockets of return are nice, but that’s not going to move the dial on earnings per share. The only thing that does that is if we implement at scale reliably.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

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

Empedocles performed his experiment with a household implement people had used for centuries, the so-called clepsydra or “water thief,” which was used as a kitchen ladle.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

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

Since tariffs discourage the purchase of imported goods, a country that implements them and has significant market power will effectively force foreign sellers to reduce prices over time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

More than 100 pages of court documents which showed the wide range of items Murrell bought over a 12-year period revealed thousands of pounds went on kitchen implements and appliances.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

In the teeth of every difficulty, in spite of inexperience, of primitive implements, of bad luck and of Snowball’s treachery, the work had been finished punctually to the very day!

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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

Senegal still needs to mobilise funding with partners and determine how the reform framework will be implemented, he said.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 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

Canada implemented newsroom payroll tax credits in 2019 amounting to about $13,750 per journalist in an eligible newsroom.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

The ship continued toward orbit with only a minor course adjustment, implemented automatically by sophisticated software.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

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

However, after the Postal Service issued its “final rule” for implementing the changes on Aug. 21, California and other litigants sued again last week — winning another temporary restraining order barring the work.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

They are implementing rationing and diverting resources from investments to hold out.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

By the time they got around to implementing that, I would probably be in graduate school—or a retirement home.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan




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