put (something) to (good) use

idiom

: to use (something) in an effective way
I'm looking forward to putting my new skills to use.
Thanks for the donation. We'll put it to good use.

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Here are some notable ways your donations already have been put to good use: Paying off medical bills for Breast Cancer Resource Center patients and giving clients H-E-B gift cards and ride-hailing service gift cards. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 From 1968 to 1978, the Eames preferred to refine earlier iconic furniture pieces with new materials and more-of-the-moment concerns like how ergonomics could be put to use to help sedentary office workers. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 June 2025 Some of that money has evidently been put to good use: The visual effects are seamless, the robot designs are genuinely cool, and the set dressing is meticulous. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025 Training is where the AI learns its behavior; deployment is where that behavior is put to use. Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put (something) to (good) use

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“Put (something) to (good) use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28something%29%20to%20%28good%29%20use. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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