as in to use
to put (something) to use again
I can reuse that empty container for another purpose.
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Recent Examples of reuse
Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
And once your profile is sold or leaked, it can be reused again and again.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Arjun Sharma, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026
As construction costs remain high, the cost-effectiveness of adaptive reuse is particularly appealing.
—Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Among the suspects are two Chinese tour guides accused of bringing groups of tourists into the museum by fraudulently reusing the same tickets multiple times for different visitors, allegedly with the help of Louvre employees.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
And once your profile is sold or leaked, it can be reused again and again.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
Yet data center reuse gets measured, reported, and optimized.
—Arjun Sharma, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026
As construction costs remain high, the cost-effectiveness of adaptive reuse is particularly appealing.
—Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reuse
Verb
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Eco effort The hotel uses solar power and has complimentary electric vehicle charging stations, in addition to offering glass bottles of water and several water stations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Officials are also trying to make sure that the electronic logging devices drivers use are accurate, and that states are following all the regulations to ensure drivers are qualified to get commercial licenses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Therefore, the practical application of all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries, which are the solid-state version of sodium-ion batteries, is highly desired in many industries.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Regular application helps improve elasticity and supports skin regeneration, which can soften the appearance of stretch marks and aid recovery from sun exposure or minor skin stress.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The last time Tyler came back from an extended absence, in that case to toe issue, he was utilized off the bench in his first game back and then inserted into the starting lineup the next game.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Using the high-res ADR and production sound mixer Greg Chapman’s recordings of Elordi’s performance, Robitaille gave Cooke and re-recording mixer Brad Zoern two different subsonic booster tracks to utilize.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Higher usage could, in turn, allow AT&T and its partners to build out the NetworkCo system faster.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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The official added that the Pentagon has a responsibility to follow all US laws, regardless of Anthropic’s usage policy.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Reuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reuse. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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