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as in device
an article intended for use in work
needed a special tool to open the case of the appliance
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as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
you're just a pathetic tool of the advertising industry if you believe everything you see in TV commercials
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Recent Examples of tool
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Throughout the series the characters navigate challenges like being misunderstood by their neurotypical peers and teachers and finding accommodations and tools that work with their brain differences.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
When the season ended, Payton and general manager George Paton could have re-tooled the personnel on defense or let a couple of key contributors go.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
By tracking weather data, the app delivers options that are suitable for the wind, rain, or sun—and if Alta users are planning a getaway, the AI tool checks luggage size and trip itineraries to make sure a traveler packs the appropriate wardrobe.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Throughout the series the characters navigate challenges like being misunderstood by their neurotypical peers and teachers and finding accommodations and tools that work with their brain differences.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Many employees may not be aware of the dangers associated with feeding GenAI tools sensitive data.
—Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
When the season ended, Payton and general manager George Paton could have re-tooled the personnel on defense or let a couple of key contributors go.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tool
Noun
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The innovation could pave the way for medical tools that move through the body’s arteries or inspection devices that crawl into complex machinery.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad were then called to the scene and were able to successfully locate and detonate the incendiary devices without any further incident.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My values include the beliefs that all of our students should feel safe, respected, and valued in our schools, that decisions should be made on the best available evidence and data, that our kids are not political pawns, that inclusion creates opportunity, and that schools shouldn’t ban books.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Remember the big picture, people, and stop using taxpayers as pawns, or worse yet, collateral damage.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Remove any shoots and suckers that appear on the trunk or near the roots, and get rid of crossing or dead branches.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Fresno was the right sparring partner at the wrong time, a sucker that rolled into Canvas three weeks too late.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Oct. 2025
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The politically motivated preemption of the late-night program following host Jimmy Kimmel's brief remarks regarding the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk drove a massive wave of Disney+ subscription cancellations, a new report from the research firm Antenna shows, per The New York Times.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fortune reports on air traffic controllers who are driving for Uber and DoorDash to make ends meet.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For deep-space science, the ability to launch heavier, more complex instruments means more ambitious missions, from sample-return expeditions to Jupiter’s moons to large-scale observatories parked in distant orbits.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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D’Angelo played all of the instruments himself, and used mostly analog recording equipment.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once in orbit, the satellite will unfold a mirror that measures 60 by 60 feet (18 by 18 meters) in order to demonstrate its ability to direct sunlight down onto targets on Earth.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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For the Texans, Nico Collins left the game early with a head injury, finishing with only four catches for 27 yards on 10 targets.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Five pedal-assist levels are available, plus throttle too – either way, the e-trike will motor you to 20 mph (32 km/h).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Oct. 2025
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The de facto captain oriented himself by motoring northwest along the coast towards Havana.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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Published in Environmental and Biogeochemical Processes, the work investigated the suitability of boron isotope fingerprinting techniques for studying glass dissolution mechanisms, focussing on solid-state diffusion processes during boron release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Internally at studios and agencies, there’s confusion — and frustration — around the opt-out mechanism, according to people familiar with the matter, all of whom noted there’s no formal system for doing so and characterized Altman’s walk back as lip service.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Tool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tool. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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