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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
Your job is to break up the wrecks of massive ships and space hulks, carving them apart to release valuable components which can be reused or recycled at huge profits by your despicable space overlords.
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
As per the study, the film can be reused over 50 times without losing stability.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
In many studios, less than 5% of that material is ever reused, largely because finding and preparing it for production is slow, manual, and fragmented.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
The students unite their understanding of inevitable bodily decay with literature that imagines the opposite – bodies that either don’t break down or can be reused.
—Molly Ryder Granatino, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Scented candles come in handy glass jars that can be saved and reused as containers.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
More than half a ton has already been collected, with materials shredded and repurposed into outdoor furniture or reused in 3D printing prototypes.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Tear them up or cut through barcodes and printed details so they can't be reused for fake claims.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After the banquet, flowers that cannot be reused will be donated to Floral Angels, a charity that counts Queen Camilla as its patron.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
As per the study, the film can be reused over 50 times without losing stability.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
In many studios, less than 5% of that material is ever reused, largely because finding and preparing it for production is slow, manual, and fragmented.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
The students unite their understanding of inevitable bodily decay with literature that imagines the opposite – bodies that either don’t break down or can be reused.
—Molly Ryder Granatino, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Scented candles come in handy glass jars that can be saved and reused as containers.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
More than half a ton has already been collected, with materials shredded and repurposed into outdoor furniture or reused in 3D printing prototypes.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Tear them up or cut through barcodes and printed details so they can't be reused for fake claims.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After the banquet, flowers that cannot be reused will be donated to Floral Angels, a charity that counts Queen Camilla as its patron.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reused
Verb
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Aguilera said its unclear how often boaters illegally dump sewage into the water in Fort Lauderale, though pumpout vessels have been well-used in other parts of Florida.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Caution should be used when in or near the water.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Researchers utilized ex vivo gut microbiome cultures derived from stool samples of five healthy volunteers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Boilerplate language in the budgets of several state agencies calls for measures to ensure state office space is 80% utilized and for polices, procedures, and monitoring that ensure state employees working remotely are doing their jobs.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Reused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reused. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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