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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 tool operates in two stages, enabling users to voice their thoughts aloud then ask the Gemini AI to refine the draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Ahead of the meeting, GE Aerospace announced that researchers in its Niskayuna, New York, R&D center developed a preliminary design for a hypersonic ramjet External link engine using an in-house generative AI tool.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The options market was created as a tool for investors looking to protect their portfolios from drawdowns.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Workers bend the branches down with a hook-shaped tool made of PVC pipe, helping people reach handfuls of cherries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

In Germany, he worked as a tool and die maker at Volkswagen with fellow saboteur Heinrich Heinck.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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