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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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He added that those saying the digital euro would be used "as a tool of control" were "lying", stressing there would be the "highest privacy standards".

From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026

"Chirality is a valuable tool in the search for past extraterrestrial life," said co-author Uwe Meierhenrich of Côte d'Azur University.

From Science Daily • Jul. 9, 2026

Last year, OpenAI’s Sora 2 video tool drew outrage in Hollywood after users conjured up dead celebrities without their estates’ consent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

A State Farm ChatGPT-style tool for agents has a “knowledge cutoff” of last year, according to screenshots reviewed by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

"You turned the greatest weapon of all creation into a gardening tool?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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