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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

It’s a nice tool in theory, a way to pay attention to the other people on the call and not my Apple Notes interface.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

The researchers believe MouseMapper could become an important tool for studying diseases that affect many organ systems simultaneously, including diabetes, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and autoimmune disorders.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

But this discomfort was worth it because when he gripped the mattock, a digging tool that looked a lot like a spear, his blisters thanked him by not erupting in pain.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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