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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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If the zones are confirmed to be linked to exercises, the warnings “would represent a meaningful shift in how Beijing uses airspace control as a tool of military signaling,” Powell said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

A growing number of government agencies have since banned staff from installing the tool.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

You’re reading this article on a digital tool built on the foundation of making a complex technology accessible for billions of people.

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

Jaya laced the strap through the buckle and tightened it until the tool belt was snug and secure across her chest.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown