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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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From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The Fed’s tool for responding to inflation is to raise interest rates, but it’s not always straightforward.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

OpenAI has offered nine major UK banks access to its cyber security AI tool GPT-5.5 Cyber, as its fierce rival Anthropic has blocked them in previews of its version, Claude Mythos.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It also claims that OpenAI’s alleged misrepresentations about its tools have caused professionals to be publicly humiliated and minors to become addicted to a tool that “feigns human compassion.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

"It's our river tool" the young man counters.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman




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