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tool

[tool] / tul /




Usage

What are other ways to say tool? 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 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. 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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Instead, the bakery’s new AI planning tool helps it track the ingredients, labor and production schedules needed to bake products such as its Schnibble mini-Bundt cakes and scale up when new orders arrive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

It's prediction was generated using Microsoft Copilot Chat - we simply asked the tool to 'predict the Premier League table for the 2025-26 season', and it crowned City as champions.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

To investigate, the team used an open source simulation tool called AM3 to model realistic blazar populations.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

I do not believe that the entire stock market should rest on my having access to a grocery list power tool.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

He surged forward and tore at the rocky ground with his grinding tool; then he scooped the pieces into huge storage bins; then he surged forward again.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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