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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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Google also announced the rollout of Gemini Omni, a tool to create videos from various inputs including text, audio and images.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Here, it’s a bridge between people, a tool for self-expression, a way to understand your own taste and increasingly, a reason to connect.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Using an AI tool called Tessera, which analyses detailed images of the UK gathered from space, experts can precisely determine locations of hedgehog habitats - and where these are disappearing.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And she tucked it into a pocket of her tool belt for safekeeping.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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