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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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OpenAI has since made its own coding tool Codex a focus of the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Competition from rival Anthropic, whose Claude coding tool has been immensely successful since its launch in 2025, is intense.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Situations such as concerts, sporting events, fireworks displays, and power tool use can all expose people to potentially harmful noise levels.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

We simply asked the tool to 'predict the results of the opening round of World Cup group games'.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It was even better than she had hoped for: It was a big, beautiful, strong panga, the perfect tool for cutting mutarara branches.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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