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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
Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Bank of America reported in April more than 90% of its 213,000-strong global workforce leverages AI tools in daily work, driven by both voluntary and required training modules across departments.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
The bus driver, who was also a pilot, had turned up a small plane to fly, and Randy was in the plane with him, just tooling around.
—Erik Hedegaard, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
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Noun
Even crows craft tools, bending twigs to similar ends.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Bank of America reported in April more than 90% of its 213,000-strong global workforce leverages AI tools in daily work, driven by both voluntary and required training modules across departments.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Hayes’ arrangements are machine-tooled to immersive perfection.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
The bus driver, who was also a pilot, had turned up a small plane to fly, and Randy was in the plane with him, just tooling around.
—Erik Hedegaard, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tool
Noun
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On September 10, when several Russian drones breached Poland’s airspace, NATO aircraft were scrambled to intercept and shoot down some of the devices.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Buy Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson , which is breaking out because of its devices and cancer franchise.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Despite their age, vintage Mauser rifles like the one authorities say was used to kill Kirk are widely available at firearm stores, pawn shops and gun shows, experts said.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
20 Sep. 2025
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His congressional pawns could have passed a law outlawing ridicule of the president.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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The team in green silenced a sea of red and white with a sucker-punch of a goal from a set-play.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The piano pop legend is a sucker for things that go bling, but his latest pieces are not for the faint of heart.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While OpenAI says that scaling is key to driving innovation and future AI breakthroughs, investors and analysts are beginning to raise their eyebrows over the mindboggling sums.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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And entertainment, in my opinion, drives fashion culture.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Picture a night in Ibiza where melodies provide the ecstasy and the instrument is Twigs’ multifaceted voice, defying register in shifting from a whispery soprano to guttural pulses in the most surprising of ways.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the Montes de María, where additional Indigenous groups lived, small statuettes of human figures with instruments resembling gaitas (Indigenous flutes) - also known as chuanas - have been found.—
Karla Gachet,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many of these hospitals and clinics became the target of protests or bomb threats.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jezero's altitude rules it out as a target, however.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The suspect fled the scene, motoring his boat toward the Intracoastal Waterway.—
Chris Arnold,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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The tier officer turned a switch and Mulumba’s cell motored open.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Blood is always poised and ready to clot, because the body sees this as a life-saving mechanism.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Connecting with others who share your struggle is one way to deal with the very real mental health side effects while also learning about other treatments and coping mechanisms that can help make your journey a little easier.—
Maggie Ryan,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Tool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tool. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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