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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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Economists at home and abroad have urged Beijing to implement policies to boost consumption and reduce reliance on exports.

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

That is why Justice Secretary Alex Norris says there is a "prison capacity crisis" which means the government has to implement the latest early release scheme.

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

The scalpel flash reflects in the glass of one of the implement cabinets.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

The logistics company says it expects roughly $25 million in incremental driver-related costs this quarter, as it ramps up hiring, implements sign-on bonuses and institutes pay raises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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

Early humans often used bone implements to sharpen the cutting edges of handaxes and tools used for butchering animals.

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

Figgins had sent excavation teams to several areas in addition to Folsom, and had also found implements in them.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the end, he implemented new rules restricting where carriages can pick up tourists.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The U.K. government has implemented a series of reforms to make London a more competitive place to list.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“NAZA” eschews probing for guilty feelings, though, because the point is to unearth a process of obliteration: how it works and what it looks like as implemented by the willing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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

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

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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