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implement

[im-pluh-muhnt, im-pluh-ment, -muhnt] / ˈɪm plə mənt, ˈɪm pləˌmɛnt, -mənt /




Usage

What are other ways to say implement? An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. 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. 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. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils.

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Los Angeles could become one of the first major election jurisdictions to implement guidance or policy related to prediction markets.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“We need to implement a more cohesive brand identity, dialing up the iconic deluxe purple.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

“Downtown L.A. should be a priority zone where the city could implement a white glove approach to helping retailers,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

"The President was never in danger. We are continuing to review the incident and will implement any appropriate corrective actions based on our findings," it added.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

They had the rest of the week to implement their experiments, and by Friday their final reports were due.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

With this tool, early humans could create and maintain stone implements that were more carefully shaped and complex than those produced by some other prehistoric populations living during the same period.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

The project is one of the major street redesigns moving forward as Los Angeles implements Measure HLA.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The NAP should be reviewed every four years to ensure the measures it implements are relevant to the current situation.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

A number of items listed on the charge sheet including Le Creuset and Joseph Joseph kitchen implements, an Alessi teapot and various Molton Brown toiletries were found inside the vehicle.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

But when Felicia returned to Palmas Street with her sacred stones and her tureen, her seashells and the implements of her saint, neither her mother nor her children were there to greet her.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Australian authorities had initially planned a nationwide gun buyback, though plans have been delayed over funding and how it would be implemented.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The restraint law was among a series of police changes that New York City implemented in the wake of Floyd’s May 2020 death while in Minneapolis police custody.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

That decision, which was upheld by an appellate court in July, had barred the new measures from being implemented in the states that sued, but not elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

A peace agreement signed in November 2022 put an end to the fighting, but several key points, such as the return of displaced people or the disarmament of the TPLF, have never been implemented.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

The separation technique, implemented at Oak Ridge, would produce the uranium core for the Hiroshima bomb.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

"It leads to a situation where even if there were real time savings, it would be sucked up by the changes, and implementing them, and making sure they worked," Thompson said.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Lead continues to lean bearish on the stock but stops short of implementing a sell recommendation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The motion, authored by Councilmembers Heather Hutt and John Lee, also suggested implementing rules for storage and charging to prevent battery fires.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, his wife, Amal, told Glamour in July 2025 how the family maintains their safety and security by implementing a strict phone ban inside her home.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

When they turned eighteen, men had to register with the Selective Service System, the agency responsible for implementing a draft.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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