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
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Economic resources only will flow to Iran if the country implements the terms of the deal, the official said.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
The quick video illustrates how the various Captain's Crunch implements unfurl and swap components.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Christopher Derose,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
The resulting jelly-like mass is then 3D-printed via air pressure and left to air dry at room temperature to form its final shape – all without the need for energy-intensive heating or extra implements.
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Shirl Leigh
june 08,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
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.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
26 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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
Then, use a sharp shovel, loppers, or other cutting implements to sever the roots around the tree.
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Daniel Scott,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Instead, the bill implements a fundamental shift in Illinois’ regulatory environment and moves the state toward a more rigid rate-approval system similar to struggling insurance markets such as California.
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Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Economic resources only will flow to Iran if the country implements the terms of the deal, the official said.
—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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
Noun
Dwight Eisenhower and the senior generals said this was one of the most important battle implements ever devised and America's greatest contribution to the war effort.
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Christopher Derose,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
The resulting jelly-like mass is then 3D-printed via air pressure and left to air dry at room temperature to form its final shape – all without the need for energy-intensive heating or extra implements.
—
Shirl Leigh
june 08,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implements
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The company says that Data Stream reduces raw data preparation from months to minutes, enforces stream-level access controls to keep information inside a corporate network and provides a scale-out architecture to let storage and compute scale independently to match model requirements.
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Nobody enforces standards like Henderson.
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That blast wasn’t the only time on Wednesday that the rookie showed off his physical tools.
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This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.
Noun
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At one point, Jessie befriends a gang of tech toys that includes a low-tech potty-training product named Smarty Pants, along with GPS and camera devices Atlas and Snappy.
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The suspects arrested allegedly planned to target senior government officials with small, armed drones; no devices were launched.
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“Implements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implements. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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