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tool

[tool] / tul /




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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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"We are not anti-AI. Taking that position would be madness in a world that's becoming increasingly dependent on it. However, we believe that it's a tool, and not a substitute for trust."

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

By combining rapid observations with the ability to detect different forms of radiation, Swift became a valuable tool for exploring both distant cosmic explosions and nearby objects.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Traders are currently pricing in a nearly 77% probability of a Federal Reserve rate increase in December, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

According to eMarketer estimates, slightly more than half of U.S. internet users prompt an AI tool for a response at least once a month.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

With a little maneuvering, he managed to pull some duct tape from his tool belt and strap the sphere to his chest.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The number of engineering partners named by Goldman Sachs this year, the highest number in its history, as the bank invests more in AI and machine-learning tools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Type Ia supernovae are among astronomy's most important tools for measuring distances across the cosmos.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Officials this week reactivated liquidity-injection tools aimed at encouraging share purchases while boosting the trading volume of state-backed investment funds, according to local media reports.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Haas also suggested running the numbers on the 5.75% rate with other tools, like 5-year CDs or term bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

I’ve only been here once before, on a quick trip to pick up some tools.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Even if Congress voted the funds tomorrow for 10,000 new interceptors, the metal and the gas would still have to be found, the workforce trained, and the production lines tooled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

In return, Mexico offered to ship to Austria various objects from Maximilian’s ill-fated reign, including a gilded carriage in which he and his wife, Carlota, tooled around the capital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

Ukraine's factories have tooled up to make equipment to help keep the sappers safer.

From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023

The show featured the comical misadventures of a quartet that tooled around Los Angeles in a tricked-out Pontiac GTO called the MonkeeMobile and, when they weren’t chasing girls, pursued music stardom.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2021

They boosted him up, behind the creamy-colored tooled leather saddle.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

This shift is driving investment in capacity and skill-building into precision machining and tooling, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

But he warns that if training becomes too narrow, apprentices can end up lacking a proper understanding of materials, methods, tooling, quality and process.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Yet the only reason he’s out here racking up steps by the hundreds on a recent morning is because he was tooling around in his sculpture studio before I arrived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

He and his 25-person team built extensive internal tooling to see if the Chinese open-source model could handle Lindy’s tasks of managing inboxes and calendars, drafting emails, and transcribing meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

A car's odometer comes from the factory set at 00000, though by the time the dealer’s done tooling around town, it’s probably got a few more miles on it.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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