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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
Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The new ordinance implements a $250 fine, which increases with each violation.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Commerce will disburse the funding from 2026 through 2028 based on milestones as USA Rare Earth implements its business plan, Chief Financial Officer Rob Steele told analysts on the call.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
March 2010 Former Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn implements a policy change requiring police officers have probable cause that a violent felony has occurred in order to initiate a pursuit.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The settlement also implements the Katie Meyer Leadership Award, which will be given annually to a student athlete.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
This gives the black some breathing room and implements a little bit of color with the navy blue.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
Nutanix Flow implements micro-segmentation to contain threats within isolated network segments and provides disaster recovery orchestration for rapid failover and recovery operations.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Each diffuser implements innovative dry air technology that freshens approximately 800 square feet, and each cartridge lasts approximately 300 hours.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Walk two blocks to Laurie Strode’s house where Jamie Lee Curtis’ character lived, and about a block further is the hardware store where Michael Myers famously took his mask and various other murderous implements.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
This artifact marks the first instance of an elephant bone tool discovered among the site’s vast collection of flint and antler implements.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
There are still Targaryens and characters hitting one another with sharp implements, but this show follows a relatively small-scale story of a knight and his squire traipsing around Westeros.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
These primitive implements are known as cobble-and-flake tools in which river stones, or cobbles, are flaked into usable tools, including pick-like objects.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
Overcome with anger at Ki-dae’s refusal to apologize, Su-yeong smashed a wine bottle over Ki-dae’s head and then stabbed him repeatedly in the neck with one of his art implements.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
This is allegedly where the implements of dismemberment were found.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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
Verb
Greenpeace campaigner Eefje de Kroon welcomed the ruling and said that the organization would carefully monitor how the government implements the court’s orders.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The new ordinance implements a $250 fine, which increases with each violation.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Commerce will disburse the funding from 2026 through 2028 based on milestones as USA Rare Earth implements its business plan, Chief Financial Officer Rob Steele told analysts on the call.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
March 2010 Former Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn implements a policy change requiring police officers have probable cause that a violent felony has occurred in order to initiate a pursuit.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The settlement also implements the Katie Meyer Leadership Award, which will be given annually to a student athlete.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
This gives the black some breathing room and implements a little bit of color with the navy blue.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
Nutanix Flow implements micro-segmentation to contain threats within isolated network segments and provides disaster recovery orchestration for rapid failover and recovery operations.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Each diffuser implements innovative dry air technology that freshens approximately 800 square feet, and each cartridge lasts approximately 300 hours.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
Wooden tools rarely survive so long; the same archeological site contained 2,000 stone tools, along with elephant bones and other animal remains, but just two wooden implements.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Walk two blocks to Laurie Strode’s house where Jamie Lee Curtis’ character lived, and about a block further is the hardware store where Michael Myers famously took his mask and various other murderous implements.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
This artifact marks the first instance of an elephant bone tool discovered among the site’s vast collection of flint and antler implements.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
There are still Targaryens and characters hitting one another with sharp implements, but this show follows a relatively small-scale story of a knight and his squire traipsing around Westeros.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
These primitive implements are known as cobble-and-flake tools in which river stones, or cobbles, are flaked into usable tools, including pick-like objects.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
Overcome with anger at Ki-dae’s refusal to apologize, Su-yeong smashed a wine bottle over Ki-dae’s head and then stabbed him repeatedly in the neck with one of his art implements.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
This is allegedly where the implements of dismemberment were found.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implements
Verb
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But the brain enforces its own urban planning.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Insight Meditation Society, which offers programs ranging in length from weekends to several-months-long, enforces a few additional measures to remove distractions—no electronics, no books, even no eye contact.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
28 Jan. 2026
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In that sense, wetware computing is less about building artificial brains and more about widening the set of tools available to computation itself.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Archaeologists recently found a large Roman industrial complex in northern England — along with hundreds of tools, offering rare insight into how Romans lived and worked.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Across the other devices, both Mac and Wearables, Home & Accessories sales declined year over year, while the market anticipated slight growth.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Micro-robots and devices To demonstrate practical applications, the team fabricated several working devices.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Implements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implements. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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