You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.
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Question: George opted for both of them to use a knife instead of a gun in the duel because the _ could mortally injure them.

Answer: gun


Question: Jim was glad to replace his treadmill with a stationary bike since the _ was old.

Answer: treadmill


Question: The chef was having a lot of trouble cutting the old steak and rotting tomato, because the _ was too soft.

Answer:
tomato