underutilize
verb
un·der·uti·lize
ˌən-dər-ˈyü-tə-ˌlīz 
underutilized; underutilizing; underutilizes
: to utilize less than fully or below the potential use
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Customer segments go undiscovered, brand narratives miss the people they were designed to reach, and high-capacity talent sits underutilized because no one created the conditions for their contribution to surface.
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Mary Hemphill, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The Urban Institute detailed in 2024 how declining government funding for public spaces had left many dilapidated and underutilized, or privatized and no longer free.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Silicon Valley apparently thinks your eyes are underutilized.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
But other tax-advantaged savings and investment vehicles already exist — and are often underutilized.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Meanwhile, Lombard’s strong arm and slick glove would be underutilized if positioned away from short or third.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 May 2026
The upshot for the Giants, aside from the promise of more offense from a position that has become suddenly more productive across the major leagues this season, is a more functional bench that has been woefully underutilized to this point.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Shifting demographics are leaving campuses underutilized.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Furthermore, the town is underutilizing the very investments residents have already paid for.
—Rickford Kirton, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
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Mary Hemphill, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The Urban Institute detailed in 2024 how declining government funding for public spaces had left many dilapidated and underutilized, or privatized and no longer free.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Silicon Valley apparently thinks your eyes are underutilized.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
But other tax-advantaged savings and investment vehicles already exist — and are often underutilized.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Meanwhile, Lombard’s strong arm and slick glove would be underutilized if positioned away from short or third.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 May 2026
The upshot for the Giants, aside from the promise of more offense from a position that has become suddenly more productive across the major leagues this season, is a more functional bench that has been woefully underutilized to this point.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Shifting demographics are leaving campuses underutilized.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Furthermore, the town is underutilizing the very investments residents have already paid for.
—Rickford Kirton, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
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“Underutilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underutilize. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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