Thesaurus results for INSTRUMENTS

instruments

noun

plural of instrument

as in certificates

a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something a valid will is a legal instrument

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as in devices

an article intended for use in work always choose the right instrument for any woodworking job

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as in instrumentalities

something used to achieve an end he sees scouting as an instrument for building character in young people

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as in tools

one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another the claim that the scientists are mere instruments of the tobacco companies, who pay them to produce findings that are highly suspect

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Recent Examples of instruments Webb’s NIRCam and MIRI instruments produced dramatically different views of the object, showing how different infrared wavelengths can reveal different components of the same stellar death scene. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 Scrub technologists and circulating nurses prepare and manage instruments, maintain sterility, position the patient with millimeter precision for complex spine or cranial approaches, and anticipate needs before they are spoken. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Just as mortgages are compacted into tradable securities, the plan here is to package data center infrastructure into financial instruments that behave like bonds, complete with a secondary market and lower borrowing costs. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 These instruments come at a cost and function as a sort of insurance policy against energy shocks. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 The jet, which NASA calls the ER-2, contains a flying laboratory of scientific instruments rather than military defenses and has different wiring. — Emma Balleste, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 This is a problem because some kids can’t afford instruments or lessons from an expensive instructor. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 If its instruments fail, no second machine can take the measurements. — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Each spacecraft initially launched with 10 instruments, and Voyager 2 is now down to only three instruments. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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The two-year institution in Sonoma County offers more than 100 majors and 150 certificates.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The programs range from certificates and occupational training through associate’s, bachelor’s, graduate and professional degrees.

— Kat Ramkumar, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

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Apple's AirTag is among the popular devices that help people find their keys or other items.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
On July 28, the nearby city of Stoughton also voted to cancel its own Flock contract, paying a $12,500 early buyout fee after intense local opposition to the devices.

— Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

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Foundations are required to distribute at least 5 percent of their assets annually, a rule created precisely to prevent charitable vehicles from becoming indefinite tax shelters.

— Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Some shops with specific scan tools that have special programming functions can permanently shut off the start/stop system on certain vehicles.

— John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

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Organizations have a narrow window to turn these same tools toward defense before that gap closes.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
That’s in line with modern baseball trends, with MLB front offices employing more sophisticated evaluation tools to monitor their ascending arms.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of tools

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If done well, and with a human in the loop, AI could help identify trends in incidents, equipment issues, training gaps, certifications, expiration dates, maintenance reminders and emergency preparedness plan oversights.

— John F. McQuillan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
By hiring EMTs and paramedics to do that work without firefighter certifications, the department will save on salaries, overtime and training costs, Solak said.

— Haley Parsley August 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of certifications

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Because having a major LLM now adopt automatic watermarking of all its AI outputs has caused masses of people to rush to find a means to defeat the watermarking.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Defense attorney Steve Haney argued that there was no evidence Rinderknecht started the blaze, that the fire could have been started by a firework or other means and that the fire scene was not secured.

— Sierra van der Brug, Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of means

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With no end to the war in sight, inflation on the rise, fuel rationing and continued threats of strikes, the vast majority of the Iranian population appear not to be players, but pawns.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026
Personnel is what’s important, but Scaloni treats his players as people, not as pawns on a chessboard.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of pawns

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Cheap inference also creates elasticity, since agents that can afford to run continuously consume far more.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Hennepin County’s top prosecutor calls the interstate clash over Castro’s transfer a needless test of states’ duty to honor extradition — and of whether federal agents can evade accountability.

— Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026