1
as in utilizes
to put into action or service
I will need to use the large hammer for this project
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2
as in treats
to behave toward in a stated way
the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers
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as in leverages
to take unfair advantage of
I was paying for everything on our little outing, and I was starting to feel like I was being used
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as in exercises
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
the use of boom boxes is strictly prohibited in the park
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as in likes
positive regard for something
I have no use for slackers
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Recent Examples of uses
Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The Dancing with the Stars contestant also uses the Body patches.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Timber Stoves uses wood pellets, an inch-long renewable biofuel made from compressed wood fiber.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Ohtani usually uses a translator for media sessions and interviews.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the research team, the new W-DEG device uses natural water as the bottom electrode.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
That's the lowest since early February 2021 for a measure that uses February 2020 as a baseline value of 100.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The university researchers brainstormed a system that uses an array of solar panels on the roof of each home to provide daily power.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Director Jum Bung-shik cleverly uses the spooky location and visual format, leading to several moments of terror.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Modding support and device modularity should open it up for wider, unimagined uses once end-users get their hands on it, too.
—PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
It is mainly composed of hydrocarbon building blocks that can serve various chemical uses, including as an electrode material for batteries.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Although doctors surely approve, this downturn is bad news for those of us who use alcohol for its intended purpose—improving the company of others—to say nothing of its off-label uses in dancing, youth-sports spectating, karaoke, etc.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
The denim purveyor said in its complaint that the tab trademark has come to be known as a concrete signal that consumers are buying an authentic Levi’s product and argued that extraneous uses of that trademark could dilute or harm its own brand.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
This can be folded down between uses.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
There are myriad potential uses.
—Adam Bai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Mannington manufactures flooring product such as hardwood, laminate and vinyl for residential and commercial uses.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Kwei uses his last breath to send his brother to Genna, offering him a chance to at least attempt his first hunt.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The Dancing with the Stars contestant also uses the Body patches.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Timber Stoves uses wood pellets, an inch-long renewable biofuel made from compressed wood fiber.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Ohtani usually uses a translator for media sessions and interviews.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the research team, the new W-DEG device uses natural water as the bottom electrode.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
That's the lowest since early February 2021 for a measure that uses February 2020 as a baseline value of 100.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The university researchers brainstormed a system that uses an array of solar panels on the roof of each home to provide daily power.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Director Jum Bung-shik cleverly uses the spooky location and visual format, leading to several moments of terror.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
The city had already zoned an area adjacent to Highway 50 for larger, convention-style uses, City Manager Micah Runner said in an interview last month.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Modding support and device modularity should open it up for wider, unimagined uses once end-users get their hands on it, too.
—PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
It is mainly composed of hydrocarbon building blocks that can serve various chemical uses, including as an electrode material for batteries.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Although doctors surely approve, this downturn is bad news for those of us who use alcohol for its intended purpose—improving the company of others—to say nothing of its off-label uses in dancing, youth-sports spectating, karaoke, etc.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
The denim purveyor said in its complaint that the tab trademark has come to be known as a concrete signal that consumers are buying an authentic Levi’s product and argued that extraneous uses of that trademark could dilute or harm its own brand.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
This can be folded down between uses.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
There are myriad potential uses.
—Adam Bai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Mannington manufactures flooring product such as hardwood, laminate and vinyl for residential and commercial uses.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uses
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The irobot Roomba saves space with its mini home base and utilizes smart technology to map out a space and clean in precise rows while avoiding furniture.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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Badlands is a decidedly B-movie that thoroughly utilizes and enjoys the freedoms allowed when any prestige ambition is eschewed.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Interpretation treats literature as a set of symbols, or in other words, representations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Nov. 2025
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Before long, Dark Renaissance treats Marlowe as a confirmed and known unbeliever.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Gray said the project also leverages one of Audubon’s historic strengths, community science.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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For years, Machine Learning and AI have enabled our teams to develop technologies like HeadStart, which leverages photos to create authentic in-game likenesses.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One way to provide clarity around the best exercises for perimenopause and menopause is to utilize a cheap fitness tracker that can give you simple, yet useful insight into your body and daily movement habits.—
Jessie Quinn,
Flow Space,
4 Nov. 2025
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Even as conventional treatments for autoimmune diseases have become more effective than ever, alternative treatments, including nutritional supplements, breathing exercises, hyperbaric oxygen chambers, and cold plunges in frigid water, have proliferated.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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DeCosta has taken some notable swings before past deadlines, acquiring the likes of middle linebacker Roquan Smith, cornerback Marcus Peters and edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The black hole of fossil fuels was not, in other words, only expanded by the likes of Oxy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Legal observers are also watching whether the Court’s conservative majority—which invoked the major questions doctrine to strike down Biden-era initiatives on student loans, pandemic mandates, and climate rules—applies the same standard to a Republican president.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The same applies to Stanley Black & Decker — a big Wednesday gainer.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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In addition to holding provisions for campers' convenience, the aluminum shelving inside serves as reinforcement for the camper structure, not so different from larger campers in which interior furnishings and joinery are part of the structural bones.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This scam exploits wireless technology to withdraw money without your awareness.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kimmel’s exploits catching — and sometimes getting bitten by — giant pythons are the stuff of legend in Florida.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Uses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uses. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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