as in tool
an article intended for use in work
participants in the class must supply their own writing utensils
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Using separate cutting boards and utensils for raw and cooked meat, along with washing hands between cooking tasks, minimizes cross-contamination.
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Amanda Heidt, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Take pauses: Put your eating utensils down between bites to create natural pauses.
—Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 7 July 2025
The fix: Thoroughly wash and rinse all utensils, cutting boards, and equipment, especially after contact with raw meats and poultry, advised Buffer.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 2 July 2025
Their interior side walls offer storage niche opportunities, or even the ability to integrate pull-out storage for spice racks or utensil storage.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
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Amanda Heidt, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Take pauses: Put your eating utensils down between bites to create natural pauses.
—Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 7 July 2025
The fix: Thoroughly wash and rinse all utensils, cutting boards, and equipment, especially after contact with raw meats and poultry, advised Buffer.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 2 July 2025
Their interior side walls offer storage niche opportunities, or even the ability to integrate pull-out storage for spice racks or utensil storage.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utensil
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
19 July 2025
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However, these tools often provide information that is completely inaccurate, and in the context of security, that can be dangerous.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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As The Verge points out, the device only comes packed with a single Thunderbolt 5 cable, and no included PSU (power supply unit) like previous Razer eGPU models.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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At some point, deputies sent a drone inside the home to determine if the woman was being held inside against her will, but the man attacked and broke the device, investigators said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Some instruments were not in their standard positions, and these were not buttons that could be jostled out of place by an explosion: They were made to be handled by human fingers, which is apparently what happened after the blast.—
Alice George,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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So Goodloe plugged in a Gibson 335, an instrument associated with Chuck Berry.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
16 July 2025
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“Utensil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utensil. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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