tool
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Example Sentences
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Campbell and colleagues had some participants in a study use ChatGPT to complete a writing assignment, and had some forgo help from the tool.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
On one deployment, Zelinger and his pod created a custom fraud-detection tool that was eventually baked in to the Foundry product.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
We’re going to use every tool in our toolbox and that includes working with pro-democracy allies in communities across the country,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
A spokesperson for the Department of Education said misogynistic views are "learned" and the government is "committed to using every possible tool to achieve our mission of halving violence against women and girls".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The structure wasn’t much bigger than Uncle Holt’s tool shed and was put together with about as much care.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.