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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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OpenAI has since made its own coding tool Codex a focus of the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Clutching a mysterious tool the shape of a mouse coffin, Firth’s villain tracks Daniel’s location by mentally transplanting himself into another person’s body, changing the color of their pupils to his own icy blue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Previously, the only tool a referee would really have is to show one yellow card.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In fact, 42% of Americans use a VPN, making it no longer a niche privacy tool but a mainstream one.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

He found a large rock he could use as an anvil base, and he pulled nails from his tool belt until he had enough to melt into a plate for a hammering surface.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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