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instrument

[in-struh-muhnt] / ˈɪn strə mənt /




Usage

What are other ways to say instrument? 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. 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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The European Commission, which leads EU trade policy, is working on an instrument that would force businesses to diversify their suppliers in critical sectors like chips and rare earths.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

To Mr. Margouleff, “it was more akin to a wind instrument in that you put your total emotive energy into playing one note, or in our case one event, at a time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Davis, who died Monday at age 94, didn’t sing or play an instrument.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Yet interest rate levels are a blunt instrument when it comes to tweaking certain parts of the economy, Jamner said in a phone interview.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Although the song does have quite a few words, the refrain is repetitive with only three words, and provides two empty beats for clapping or playing an instrument.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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