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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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McDonald’s is responding to declining U.S. traffic, bringing in a new U.S. president to implement a turnaround strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Oldham wants to see the UK government implement an automatic release scheme for young people whose CTFs were created by the government because they are the group most likely to be unaware of their existence.

From BBC Aug. 6, 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

Jackson Walker also agreed to implement certain changes to its conflicts screening and disclosure practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

From the moment Mr. Carter hired him and placed him in charge of operations, the Captain began to implement the latest in mining technology.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Rather than serving as a heavy hammer, it functioned as a softer striking tool used to repair and sharpen stone handaxes and other cutting implements after their edges became worn.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Early humans often used bone implements to sharpen the cutting edges of handaxes and tools used for butchering animals.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Diesel, which fuels trucks, construction equipment and farming implements, tends to have an even greater impact on the economy and inflation when its price rises.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 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

However, after some time had passed, and I had exhausted the tasks which could usefully be achieved with the implements I happened to have at hand, Miss Kenton was evidently still outside.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Both leaders enforced strong state intervention in the economy and implemented extensive social programs.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

And it is now being implemented at the best possible time for his Trojans.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

"Unfortunately, there was very little time between the law's adoption and the start of the fire season, so it has yet to be fully implemented."

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Even if properly implemented, these terrorism designations won’t magically defeat Islamism.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

They threw out old textbooks and implemented new ones.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

“That would be roughly $195,000 in tax savings just by implementing some advanced tax strategies,” Holmes wrote.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

The regulation allowing marital status to be considered has been around since 1996, when then-California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush included it in regulations implementing Proposition 103.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

A 15-point road map was also published on Friday, which sets out the final steps for implementing the agreement.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Given the robust exports that have been sustaining factory activity this year, economists projected that policymakers would have little urgency in implementing novel stimulus measures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

For one thing, I really haven’t slept since implementing the Game Plan.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone




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