use up
verb
used up; using up; uses up
: to exhaust of strength or useful properties
land that has been used up
Examples of use up in a Sentence
we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles
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Although oil companies still needed to use up a significant portion of their inventories during the supply shock, the demand destruction kept crude stockpiles from running dry.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The company claims its models can match or outperform frontier labs using up to 100 times fewer tokens, which are the currency for running AI queries.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
In order for the league to use up all the space available — as was often the case during the flat cap era — every RFA and UFA this summer would receive a 36 percent raise over how free agents have previously been paid.
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Since the attack on Venezuela, only one oil shipment has reached Cuba, courtesy of a Russian tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of oil that were used up in one month.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The company claims its models can match or outperform frontier labs using up to 100 times fewer tokens, which are the currency for running AI queries.
—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
In order for the league to use up all the space available — as was often the case during the flat cap era — every RFA and UFA this summer would receive a 36 percent raise over how free agents have previously been paid.
—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Since the attack on Venezuela, only one oil shipment has reached Cuba, courtesy of a Russian tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of oil that were used up in one month.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20up. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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