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tooled

verb

past tense of tool

as in drove

to travel by a motorized vehicle I spent some time tooling around town today

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Recent Examples of tooled Perry was also spotted behind the wheel of an electric vehicle and tooled around town with Trudeau riding in the passenger seat. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 Re-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated. — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 But Theobald tooled the Zephyrs’ block, pushing the Tigers over the line with a 25-22 set 4 win. — Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025 When the season ended, Payton and general manager George Paton could have re-tooled the personnel on defense or let a couple of key contributors go. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025 Hayes’ arrangements are machine-tooled to immersive perfection. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025 Thrill-by-thrill, it’s tooled to capture our attention in much the same way that an eye-popping video game does. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2025

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drove

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The homeowner didn’t charge him rent, and the truck Buchanan drove was a gift, the woman told agents.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
An Australian data center operator’s profit warning drove its stock down as much as 44%, while dozens of large facilities have been blocked or delayed in the US this year by opposition from locals.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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