as in enforces
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
Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
As the library learns more about the situation and implements a contingency plan, customer wait times may increase for new and popular titles.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a federal law that ensures millions of students with disabilities get support from their schools, the union said.
—Collin Binkley, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Another new law, SB312, implements a requirement that dogs imported into the state for the purpose of selling or transferring ownership have a health certification completed by a veterinarian dated no more than ten days prior to arrival in California.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The bond items, if approved by voters, would be a continuation of a portion of the sales tax the city already implements, and no new taxes would be levied.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2025
Disney often implements price hikes in October; the company did so for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN in both 2023 and 2024.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The hotel is free of single-use plastics and implements measures to save water.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Consider the health plan that implements comprehensive provider data accuracy not to satisfy regulators, but to enable predictive network optimization.
—Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Wash your hands, cooking implements and surfaces thoroughly with hot, soapy water before and after handling raw eggs or foods that contain them.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
The Babycatcher took the writing implements and, holding the pen like a farmer holds his fork, scratched down barely legible numbers.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Stained with ochre, the stone implements were part of her last rites.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Additional Flex implements cost $3 to $8 each, while Phantom blades price in between $8 and $12.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Currently 4 implements have been manufactured for this platform.
—Erico Guizzoevan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 28 July 2017
Verb
Beyond costs, Rick implements visibility across other fronts as well.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
As the library learns more about the situation and implements a contingency plan, customer wait times may increase for new and popular titles.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a federal law that ensures millions of students with disabilities get support from their schools, the union said.
—Collin Binkley, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Another new law, SB312, implements a requirement that dogs imported into the state for the purpose of selling or transferring ownership have a health certification completed by a veterinarian dated no more than ten days prior to arrival in California.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The bond items, if approved by voters, would be a continuation of a portion of the sales tax the city already implements, and no new taxes would be levied.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2025
Disney often implements price hikes in October; the company did so for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN in both 2023 and 2024.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The hotel is free of single-use plastics and implements measures to save water.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Consider the health plan that implements comprehensive provider data accuracy not to satisfy regulators, but to enable predictive network optimization.
—Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
Nip that sentiment in the bud by taking them out the following August for a few days of hauling fertilizer, picking rocks, wrestling farm implements, and driving tractors over unseen wasp nests.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Wash your hands, cooking implements and surfaces thoroughly with hot, soapy water before and after handling raw eggs or foods that contain them.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
The Babycatcher took the writing implements and, holding the pen like a farmer holds his fork, scratched down barely legible numbers.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Stained with ochre, the stone implements were part of her last rites.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Additional Flex implements cost $3 to $8 each, while Phantom blades price in between $8 and $12.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Currently 4 implements have been manufactured for this platform.
—Erico Guizzoevan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 28 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implements
Verb
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The Assemblies of God enforces a national credentialing system for ministers, giving the General Council power to discipline, restore or expel those who fail to meet its theological and moral standards.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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What one administration enforces, another can undo.—
Roger Marshall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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For all of the perils of injecting it into the newsgathering process, AI tools have also come to be seen as useful and less-fraught ways to create efficiencies in editing, advertising and other areas.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Make sure all ingredients and tools are as cold as possible.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The National Fire Protection Association recommends that devices not be charged under a pillow, or on a bed or couch.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The team hopes the new battery could power next-generation aircraft, drones, and portable devices.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Implements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implements. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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