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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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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