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as in device
an article intended for use in work
needed a special tool to open the case of the appliance
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as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
you're just a pathetic tool of the advertising industry if you believe everything you see in TV commercials
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Recent Examples of tool
PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
By learning to harness the tools of this century, a cadre of charismatic figures revived the archetypes of the previous one: the strong leader, the great nation, the proud civilization.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Moreover, the lack of interconnection generates severe friction in workflows; tasks that should take a few seconds can take several minutes or even hours as teams jump from tool to tool to execute a simple task.
—Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
This offer comes with a 12 month free trial of the Google One AI Premium Plan, which gives you 2TB of cloud storage and access to all the Gemini tools in your Google apps.
—PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
By learning to harness the tools of this century, a cadre of charismatic figures revived the archetypes of the previous one: the strong leader, the great nation, the proud civilization.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
The likely play is for the Oilers to tool the defence with what is currently on the roster, with an eye to a bold move around the trade deadline.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Moreover, the lack of interconnection generates severe friction in workflows; tasks that should take a few seconds can take several minutes or even hours as teams jump from tool to tool to execute a simple task.
—Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tool
Noun
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The doctor said that on a Friday night several weeks ago, a patient came in after a heart attack, and a heart assist device was placed on the patient through the groin.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Nelson was charged with one count of malicious destruction of property, explosives or incendiary devices use, felony criminal mischief and criminal attempt to commit felonies, according to a news release from the Loveland Police Department.—
Pilar Arias,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Police found that Crandall had allegedly sold a Rolex watch and two pendants at a pawn shop in Wethersfield, the warrant affidavits said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Businesses that will accept these and other gold assets include online gold dealers or in-person coin collectors and pawn shops. 2.—
Kat Tretina,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Only remove seed heads, small stems and suckers from crape myrtles. 51.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
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More great reads Column: Super Bowl sucker no more.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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They were pulled over by task force members for speeding along I-95 and found to have been driving without a driver's license.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The other victims include the 26-year-old driving the BMW, his 23-year-old passenger and the front passenger of the Camry.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2025
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The instrument has been observing Mars since April 2018, capturing high-resolution color images of the Martian surface, said Nicolas Thomas, a professor at the Physics Institute at the University of Bern in Switzerland who led the team that developed the camera.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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States come and go, in other words, and their techniques and instruments may vary, but the obligation to defend and uphold Islam is constant.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As part of the agreement with medical device makers, overseen by Congress, the FDA aimed to meet hiring targets for each year of the latest iteration of MDUFA.—
Michael Erman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Analyze their brand messaging, target audience, and marketing materials.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Can-Am The Pulse e-moto is designed as a street commuter for motoring around town, while the Origin is built as a dual-sport to venture into uncharted territory.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Jan. 2025
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If a whale appears closer than that, the boats are advised to slowly motor away from the animal.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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In Iraq, for instance, the Coalition Provisional Authority, the transitional government set up by the United States after the toppling of Saddam Hussein in 2003, established accountability mechanisms for members of the regime almost immediately.—
PATRICK VINCK,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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No authentication mechanism is invulnerable to exploitations.—
Ranjitkumar Sivakumar,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Tool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tool. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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