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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The word ‘intentional’ is overused, and the act of being intentional is underutilized.
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Bo Howard, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
In a statement, a GM spokesman said the filing this week noting the loss was in response to the company's having to adjust the valuation of EV assets that have proven underutilized or not used at all, per accounting rules.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Ferrera’s role is fine but underutilized.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
And if anything, MAID is underutilized.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
The improved defense with several free-agent additions struggled mightily while the offense heavily underutilized new rookie weapons in TreVeyon Henderson, Efton Chism III (inactive) and Kyle Williams.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Walker felt somewhat underutilized this past season.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Fowler too often plays underwritten side characters, underutilizing his comedic potential.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
Last year the county and Metropolitan Transit Service announced plans to use more than 13 acres of land deemed underutilized for new affordable rental housing.
—Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
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Bo Howard, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
In a statement, a GM spokesman said the filing this week noting the loss was in response to the company's having to adjust the valuation of EV assets that have proven underutilized or not used at all, per accounting rules.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Ferrera’s role is fine but underutilized.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
And if anything, MAID is underutilized.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
The improved defense with several free-agent additions struggled mightily while the offense heavily underutilized new rookie weapons in TreVeyon Henderson, Efton Chism III (inactive) and Kyle Williams.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Walker felt somewhat underutilized this past season.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Fowler too often plays underwritten side characters, underutilizing his comedic potential.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
Last year the county and Metropolitan Transit Service announced plans to use more than 13 acres of land deemed underutilized for new affordable rental housing.
—Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Underutilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underutilize. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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