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
Keep plastic utensils, paper plates, and plastic cups in the room since washing dishes is most likely not an option during a weather emergency.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
In fact, during antiquity, most statues depicting gods, heroes and politicians were later destroyed or melted down to make tools, such as weapons or even kitchen utensils, according to the University of Maryland.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
There are replicas of her most beloved pots and utensils, handwritten and typed letters, and other ephemera.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In-use food dispensing utensils not properly stored (keep handle out of product).
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
In fact, during antiquity, most statues depicting gods, heroes and politicians were later destroyed or melted down to make tools, such as weapons or even kitchen utensils, according to the University of Maryland.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
There are replicas of her most beloved pots and utensils, handwritten and typed letters, and other ephemera.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In-use food dispensing utensils not properly stored (keep handle out of product).
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utensil
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Microsoft launched Azure more than a decade ago, but the service has increasingly become intertwined with its AI ambitions, as the company looks to sell its AI chatbot and other tools to big business customers that are also reliant on its core online services.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
31 July 2025
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At this point in history, ancient humans were also beginning to form stone tools that made searching for underground plants even easier.—
Andrew Paul Jul 31,
Popular Science,
31 July 2025
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Using the device is as simple as subtly dipping a finger into your drink, using that finger to transfer a drop of the liquid over to the tattoo, then wetting the surface of the tattoo with that drop.—
Ben Coxworth
July 26,
New Atlas,
26 July 2025
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The devices are considered imperative to reactor safety, according to the Energy Education project at the University of Calgary.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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But the 2017 event was only recently identified through re-analysis using satellite instruments, including NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-16).—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Even the original one-month extension would have been too little time to arrange for, and fine-tune, other instruments to match the previous data for scientific continuity, Cortinas said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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“Utensil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utensil. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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