tooled

past tense of tool
as in drove
to travel by a motorized vehicle I spent some time tooling around town today

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Recent Examples of tooled 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 Hayes’ arrangements are machine-tooled to immersive perfection. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
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drove
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  • However, Paul drove to a bar and took shots with Connor, according to surveillance video from the bar obtained by Greenville News.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Martinezes drove up from Miami to welcome their new baby to the family.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Tooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tooled. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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