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tool

[tool] / tul /




Usage

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 consulting firm created AI agents to scrape data out of the bakery’s spreadsheets and then build a customized resource-planning tool.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Researchers say the discovery pushes back evidence for this type of wooden tool use by at least 40,000 years.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Prior to Kalshi and Polymarket’s exploding popularity, futures trading was a niche financial tool used in universities for experiments and specific industry actors.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

It’s a nice tool in theory, a way to pay attention to the other people on the call and not my Apple Notes interface.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

Money worked as a management tool, but only up to a point.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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