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to put (something) to use again
I can reuse that empty container for another purpose.
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Recent Examples of reuse
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
The Resort emphasizes green lodging practices such as non-toxic cleaning supplies, linen reuse to conserve water and energy, and no bottled water in lodging units.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
One of its goals is helping communities become more involved in sustainability by adopting practices such as repairing, recycling, reusing and repurposing items.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Consider using a password manager, which securely stores and generates complex passwords, reducing the risk of password reuse.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
The Resort emphasizes green lodging practices such as non-toxic cleaning supplies, linen reuse to conserve water and energy, and no bottled water in lodging units.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
This reduces the risk of reusing weak passwords that scammers can easily exploit to gain unauthorized access to your accounts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
One of its goals is helping communities become more involved in sustainability by adopting practices such as repairing, recycling, reusing and repurposing items.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reuse
Verb
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Opera has used the Neon name before for a concept browser back in 2017.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Others, however, believed that Johnson used his access as leverage in dealing with Bukele.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That number decreased significantly the following day, to 909, and continued to drop before fluctuating between about 30 and 300 applications for the duration of the application period.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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The battlefield applications of these fields are already being demonstrated.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The paper's Friday story added that authorities utilized genealogical DNA to secure the recent breakthrough — the same kind of evidence that led to an arrest in the notorious Golden State Killer case in 2018.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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The streamer has utilized boxing events, such as Canelo-Crawford and the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight, promoted by Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, to expand its foray into live events.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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CEOs, especially in the tech sector, see daily AI usage as table stakes for staying competitive.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Along with banning pornography and VPN usage, the bill also would ban the depiction of transgender people in any form of online media.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Reuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reuse. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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