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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 reused
Vital to the Southers’ battle plan is the use of genetic infantrymen, a battalion of clones whose thoughts can be downloaded on to a chip and reused if the host body is destroyed.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 June 2026
After airing, the recording of the historic performance was placed in the BBC archives and subsequently erased, as the BBC commonly (and now notoriously) wiped and reused tapes at the time.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
The fluid is then cooled so that it can be reused.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
The staff memo said water would be reclaimed, filtered and reused.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
When the cave closes, its fabric will be reused or recycled.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
Less than 60 percent of this mountain of rock was ever reused.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Moderna said its mRNA system can speed up early vaccine development because the basic design and manufacturing process can be reused, while the genetic instructions inside the vaccine are changed to match a new virus.
—Paul Adepoju, Scientific American, 14 June 2026
Some of the Styrofoam for the ice hotel was reused for the body parts in the warehouse that Carol finds in episodes five and six after tracking milk cartons consumed by the Others.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2026
Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 June 2026
After airing, the recording of the historic performance was placed in the BBC archives and subsequently erased, as the BBC commonly (and now notoriously) wiped and reused tapes at the time.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
The fluid is then cooled so that it can be reused.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
The staff memo said water would be reclaimed, filtered and reused.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
When the cave closes, its fabric will be reused or recycled.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
Less than 60 percent of this mountain of rock was ever reused.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Moderna said its mRNA system can speed up early vaccine development because the basic design and manufacturing process can be reused, while the genetic instructions inside the vaccine are changed to match a new virus.
—Paul Adepoju, Scientific American, 14 June 2026
Some of the Styrofoam for the ice hotel was reused for the body parts in the warehouse that Carol finds in episodes five and six after tracking milk cartons consumed by the Others.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reused
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Since the launch of LineShine, the supercomputer has been used for applications ranging from climate modeling and engineering simulations to drug discovery, neuroscience and AI, the center said.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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The newer techniques, and the ones being used by the better clinics in Turkey, are FUE and DHI.—
Malana VanTyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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Beginning with opener Lake Bachar, Miami manager Clayton McCullough utilized eight pitchers to cover nine innings, four of whom pitched multiple innings.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
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Andrean utilized five pitchers against Guerin (28-3-1).—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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“Reused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reused. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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