as in tool
an article intended for use in work
participants in the class must supply their own writing utensils
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Recent Examples of utensil
In fact, rinsing again can increase the risk of cross-contamination from your sink, hands, or utensils.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
As the Sons occupy a government building, Chris springs into action, saving a hostage while killing militant after militant with fists, a copy machine, and — in the most memorably violent use of a writing utensil in a DC Comics adaptation since The Dark Knight — two pencils in the ears.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The eating utensil creates a homogenous mixture without incorporating too much air, Charvet explains.
—Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Bring a blanket, reusable plates, and utensils for an eco-friendly setup.
—Emma Caldwell, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
As the Sons occupy a government building, Chris springs into action, saving a hostage while killing militant after militant with fists, a copy machine, and — in the most memorably violent use of a writing utensil in a DC Comics adaptation since The Dark Knight — two pencils in the ears.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The eating utensil creates a homogenous mixture without incorporating too much air, Charvet explains.
—Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Bring a blanket, reusable plates, and utensils for an eco-friendly setup.
—Emma Caldwell, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utensil
Noun
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The automation tools haven’t put much of a crimp on the 27 million or so of today’s global software engineers who generally do their coding by hand.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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To read how Newsweek uses AI as a newsroom tool, click here.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses come with the Meta Neural Band, an EMG wristband that allows users to control the device using hand gestures.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, Sony doesn’t skimp on the polling rate—the speed at which your device sends inputs to your PC—which peaks at 8,000Hz.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than 100 Jilin remote sensing satellites have been launched, designed to acquire information from space via remote instruments.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Merin wrote in the complaint that Gurich grabbed a writing instrument attached to an electronic signature machine, pulling the writing instrument out of Thimmhardy’s right hand and yanking the electronic signature machine off the desk.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Utensil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utensil. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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