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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Since its inception, this model and others like it have been put to use in laboratories around the world, enabling new biological discoveries.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
That patient practice will be put to use in 2027 when the first Axiom space station module goes aloft and docks with the ISS.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Over the course of the Biden administration—which both of us were a part of—the United States encouraged Europe to go one step further and seize Russia’s funds so that they could be put to use, as opposed to sitting frozen in accounts.
—Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
That patient practice will be put to use in 2027 when the first Axiom space station module goes aloft and docks with the ISS.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Over the course of the Biden administration—which both of us were a part of—the United States encouraged Europe to go one step further and seize Russia’s funds so that they could be put to use, as opposed to sitting frozen in accounts.
—Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
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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 15 Jun. 2025.
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