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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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Syrskyi, 60, is seen by many in Ukraine as a Soviet-school commander reluctant to implement radical changes in the army.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

He also said his first instruction would be a pledge to "end rough sleeping", a measure he attempted to implement as a regional mayor in northern England, although it was not fully successful.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

They shared findings with administrators, who will decide how to implement them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Sykes also ordered that within 14 days, ICE “develop and file a remedial plan to implement comprehensive systems for medical care and disability accommodations.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

She had been drilled so many times that, as she was meant to, she had begun to implement the steps already.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 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

California laws generally dictate tax rates, but the assessor handles appeals, implements tax breaks and also finds new properties to assess — not just houses but also business holdings, boats and aircraft.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Mr. Payne went several times to General Pencil Co. in Jersey City, N.J., to document how these indispensable writing and drawing implements are made by the thousands and tens of thousands.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

With outstretched nets, noise-making implements, shouts, and sharp-pointed spears, they drove him back and back till he reached one of the iron gates, which was raised and then lowered swiftly behind him.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

Temporary U.S. tariffs implemented in February are due to expire Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Shields, a lifelong Southern California resident, struggled to book a reservation when Yosemite implemented the system until he finally snagged one in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that any deal to end the war "only has meaning when its clauses are valid and being implemented".

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Hopi Hoekstra, the dean of FAS who spearheaded the restructuring, said adjustments will be needed after changes are implemented this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The separation technique, implemented at Oak Ridge, would produce the uranium core for the Hiroshima bomb.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Nor is there any government policy implementing the act that mandates transgender management.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Cindy Allen, chief executive of Trade Force Multiplier, an international trade and customs consulting firm, said importers and customs brokers are implementing more technology to help manage changing trade policy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

“We’re just implementing the agenda of the president as we’ve been directed through the national security strategy and the White House,” the State Department official told ProPublica.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Tuesday that his country was "ready to move forward implementing these two pilot zones".

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

During his second term in office, Comrade E. M. S. went about implementing the Peaceful Transition more soberly.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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