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 Perry was also spotted behind the wheel of an electric vehicle and tooled around town with Trudeau riding in the passenger seat. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 Re-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated. — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 But Theobald tooled the Zephyrs’ block, pushing the Tigers over the line with a 25-22 set 4 win. — Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 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 Hayes’ arrangements are machine-tooled to immersive perfection. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025 Thrill-by-thrill, it’s tooled to capture our attention in much the same way that an eye-popping video game does. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tooled
drove
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  • The data drove expectations of more rate hikes, with traders last pricing in a more-than-75 % chance that the Federal Open Market Committee will increase rates again at its October meeting, per the CME Group's FedWatch tool.
    — Fred Imbert,Sean Conlon,Sarah Min,Chloe Taylor,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • From there, Andrew Benintendi and Tristan Peters drove in runs.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Tooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tooled. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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