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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
Toni Sutton, People.com, 13 June 2025
In addition to spring, where crops start early, and fall season extension, where crops grow later, a third method of season extension exists: Cool-season crops can grow right through the middle of summer, using a garden tool known as shade cloth.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 13 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
The device includes attachments such as a dust brush and a crevice tool, meaning it can be used for cleaning upholstery and stairs, along with getting into nooks and crannies.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 13 June 2025
In addition to spring, where crops start early, and fall season extension, where crops grow later, a third method of season extension exists: Cool-season crops can grow right through the middle of summer, using a garden tool known as shade cloth.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 13 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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Captions are essential, especially on mobile devices or in quiet settings.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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And those devices, unsurprisingly, will largely run on AI.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Rick McConnell said that Jerry McConnell asked the employee at the pawn shop for directions to the Prairie Village shopping center.—
Bella Waters,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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In a subplot, Paul Baker and Samir visit a pawn shop to try to sell a gun Samir doesn’t want in the house, but Paul Baker struggles to talk to the owner, who seems progressive in his actions and beliefs, and completely retrograde in his language.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
Noun
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What the Nuggets need to do is find a sucker who is willing to talk themselves into the remaining $79 million over two years owed to Porter, while sending back a couple of quality role players.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Peppers that produce large fruit should only be lightly pruned to remove unproductive suckers, but smaller-fruited pepper plants can be pruned a little more aggressively to boost airflow and branching.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2025
Verb
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And two-thirds of households with an EV have another non-EV that is driven more — hardly a recipe for climate success given that EVs must be driven (a lot) to deliver climate benefits.—
Ashley Nunes,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2025
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Goldstein drove Boozer home with a sacrifice fly and Corral plated the go-ahead run with a single through the right side.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Many had to do with using instruments as voices and voices as instruments.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2025
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The conductor of the group took turns touching each of their nipples with the dry ice, which burned them and prompted them to play their instrument.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
Noun
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To that end, Russian attacks on such targets have been especially intense in the late fall and winter, as the cold weather sets in.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Indigenous tribes, too, were the targets of white supremacist violence, as well as forcible institutional assimilation, particularly for Indigenous children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 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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Without any clear enforcement mechanism, companies that use dyes in food could go through the motions with the administration while continuing to use dyes in perpetuity.—
Andrea Ruth,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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This new billing method burdens homeowners not just with a fee, but with a financial enforcement mechanism that most cities have chosen to avoid.—
Steven Cordova,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Tool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tool. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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