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to carry out effectively
implemented the evacuation plan without a hitch
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as in tools
an article intended for use in work
gardening implements such as hoes, spades, and pruners
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Recent Examples of implements
New Atlas, 4 June 2026
And so use your human attributes as a competitive advantage to sift through the results while everyone else takes the AI output and implements it blindly.
—Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Chelsea’s stable of wingers may be less confident of their future prospects if Alonso implements his Leverkusen system.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Leo will meet migrants in the Canary Islands, continuing Pope Francis’s focus on refugee outreach as Spain implements a historic legalization program for half a million unauthorized residents.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The organization implements a proactive system of internal oversight, including weekly, monthly, and quarterly reviews to ensure continuous compliance and performance across all locations.
—Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
First approach implements a 90-day plan to audit current budget and spending and eliminate the areas in which waste has been clearly identified by me back in April 2025.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The resort implements its sustainability commitment in ways beyond just substituting plastic water bottles (with reusable ones made of sugarcane waste) and harvesting rainwater to flush toilets.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The authors recommend that the World Health Organization implements targets to reduce the use of consumer-product biocides in its next Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
Now the tool is getting reduced even further, losing its extra fold-out implements in order to take on its slimmest form yet.
—C.c. Weiss
may 08, New Atlas, 8 May 2026
In a culminating comic battle with garden implements, Westport’s production came off as safe slapstick compared with Hartford’s, which, while still funny, definitely has a more aggressive edge.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
There were no skeletons at the bottom, just various farm implements (an axe, a bark spud used for peeling bark off fresh tree trunks, a chain, and various minor trinkets).
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Careful cleaning of fragments found at the Neumark-Nord archaeological site in Germany indicates that pond turtle shells were used as small containers or scoop-like implements, news agency SWNS reported.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
But there are no small roles, only small cleaning implements (feather dusters, for example), and Gosling just can’t seem to get over the mop that got away.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Then, use a sharp shovel, loppers, or other cutting implements to sever the roots around the tree.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
This smart lock implements palm vein recognition that activates in less than a second.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
The quick video illustrates how the various Captain's Crunch implements unfurl and swap components.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2026
And so use your human attributes as a competitive advantage to sift through the results while everyone else takes the AI output and implements it blindly.
—Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Chelsea’s stable of wingers may be less confident of their future prospects if Alonso implements his Leverkusen system.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Leo will meet migrants in the Canary Islands, continuing Pope Francis’s focus on refugee outreach as Spain implements a historic legalization program for half a million unauthorized residents.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The organization implements a proactive system of internal oversight, including weekly, monthly, and quarterly reviews to ensure continuous compliance and performance across all locations.
—Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
First approach implements a 90-day plan to audit current budget and spending and eliminate the areas in which waste has been clearly identified by me back in April 2025.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The resort implements its sustainability commitment in ways beyond just substituting plastic water bottles (with reusable ones made of sugarcane waste) and harvesting rainwater to flush toilets.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The authors recommend that the World Health Organization implements targets to reduce the use of consumer-product biocides in its next Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
Additionally, the Alpha 9 AI processor Gen 8 implements AI Picture Pro and AI Super Upscaling to ensure that both picture and sound are smooth.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
Now the tool is getting reduced even further, losing its extra fold-out implements in order to take on its slimmest form yet.
—C.c. Weiss
may 08, New Atlas, 8 May 2026
In a culminating comic battle with garden implements, Westport’s production came off as safe slapstick compared with Hartford’s, which, while still funny, definitely has a more aggressive edge.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
There were no skeletons at the bottom, just various farm implements (an axe, a bark spud used for peeling bark off fresh tree trunks, a chain, and various minor trinkets).
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Careful cleaning of fragments found at the Neumark-Nord archaeological site in Germany indicates that pond turtle shells were used as small containers or scoop-like implements, news agency SWNS reported.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
But there are no small roles, only small cleaning implements (feather dusters, for example), and Gosling just can’t seem to get over the mop that got away.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Then, use a sharp shovel, loppers, or other cutting implements to sever the roots around the tree.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
This smart lock implements palm vein recognition that activates in less than a second.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implements
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Nor are they covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which enforces worker’s compensation and rights to safe working conditions.—
Julia Bowling,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The city's Department of Environmental Protection enforces the law, which can result in a fine of $350 to $2,000.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Across movie studios, television networks and content production firms, AI creators CNBC spoke to mentioned using a wide variety of generative AI tools, with Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Kling, MiniMax, Seedance and Google’s AI Studio being frequently mentioned.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Prinano said its technology supports wafer-level production of photonic chips and can be applied to optical communication and sensing devices based on gallium arsenide, indium phosphide, and silicon photonics.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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Spending on mental wellness has accelerated faster than the evidence base, encompassing everything from spa retreats to brain supplements, smartphone apps, and at-home devices.—
Melinda Fulmer,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
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“Implements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implements. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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