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tool

[tool] / tul /




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What are other ways to say tool? 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. 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. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. 

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The new facial estimation technology will act as an additional tool to support officers at the border when a person's age is in doubt.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

OpenAI, which closed a $122 billion funding round earlier this year, has released a competing tool called Codex, and the two companies are locked in a ferocious competition for business users.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Gutierrez has been critical of AI in the past, expressing distaste for the tool through a series of cheeky memes shared in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

AI isn’t the only new reason that health trackers have evolved into a go-to tool for staying healthy.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Every once in a while, I noticed Mara nudge a tool into the open satchel with her foot when Smithy wasn’t looking.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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