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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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The firm also plans to implement a fee of up to 2% on the ETF’s stock redemptions as SpaceX shares begin trading.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

But if past is prologue, the courts won’t willingly implement reform.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Gray said bail conditions were under "constant review" but added it was ultimately up to individual courts to implement them.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He previously served as Mexico’s security minister, helping implement former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s controversial “hugs, not bullets” strategy, which emphasized addressing the root causes of crime instead of military confrontations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

We the Coalition hereby grant the PCC express permission to fully implement their PC Initiative #1 as presented in full and attached below.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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