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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
Maria Davidson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
An early morning fire at Arlington Garden in Pasadena on May 21 destroyed the garden’s storage shed and all the tools, event furniture and other equipment stored inside, as well as the electricity that powered its extensive drip irrigation system.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Duncan, who still has his hair and his wits, and tooled around behind the wheel of a PT Cruiser until a fender bender last year, was ten years old when the market crashed.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Opponents argue that non-lethal tools like bear-proof trash cans, fencing, and hazing should be used instead.
—Maria Davidson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
An early morning fire at Arlington Garden in Pasadena on May 21 destroyed the garden’s storage shed and all the tools, event furniture and other equipment stored inside, as well as the electricity that powered its extensive drip irrigation system.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Verb
For example, in tooling there’s Vertex and Firebase for professional developers and Agentspace for the no-code development environment.
—Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Duncan, who still has his hair and his wits, and tooled around behind the wheel of a PT Cruiser until a fender bender last year, was ten years old when the market crashed.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tool
Noun
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At that point, the OS will be fairly mature and connected to all the important devices.—
Daisuke Takimoto,
Wired News,
27 May 2025
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This method typically includes large volumes of granular data such as cookies, device IDs and timestamps across multiple channels.—
Rahul Wankhede,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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What follows across ten episodes are assassination attempts, uneasy alliances, and deft political manoeuvring as the regents use Blackthorne like a pawn.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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At that point, the Kremlin can use Iran as a pawn to make deals with other powers.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Noun
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In Israeli parlance, the prime minister is a freier—a sucker.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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My father never ever thought of himself as a sucker or a loser.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 May 2025
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The franchise has driven over half a billion hours of streams, with the original accounting for more than 280 hours.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
26 May 2025
Noun
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The Time Has Come A stablecoin, a digital dollar, is an instrument whose time has come.—
Cleve Mesidor,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Each installment felt made by a director with a specific take on the material, and Cruise was their versatile instrument.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Lazard had the worst drop rate among wide receivers with at least 45 targets each of the last two seasons: 17.8 in 2024, 17.9 in 2023.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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But interceptor missiles for Israel's vaunted Iron Dome short-range air defense system cost tens of thousands of dollars each, racking up an eye-watering bill when defending against high numbers of targets.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Those motoring to work in a Rolls-Royce aren’t being left out, either.—
Susan Campos,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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The man appears to briefly lift the scooter away from the child’s leg, the child gets back on the scooter, and Miller eventually motors away.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
Noun
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These measures would fortify the collective power and deterrence of the United States’ alliances far beyond what is possible under today’s informal mechanisms.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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Aid is now beginning to be distributed under a contentious U.S.-Israeli mechanism.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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“Tool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tool. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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