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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
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Many scammers reuse the same identity across multiple victims.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Mary Alice and Michael Benoit, for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the 1927 Elk’s Lodge into The Lodge Performing Arts Center located at 18 Villa Court.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Verb
This mission will deploy broadband satellites for AST SpaceMobile and attempt to reuse a first-stage booster.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Many scammers reuse the same identity across multiple victims.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
In an industry obsessed with next-gen recycling technologies and circularity buzzwords, the existing global system for textile reuse is often overlooked—or worse, misunderstood.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Mary Alice and Michael Benoit, for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the 1927 Elk’s Lodge into The Lodge Performing Arts Center located at 18 Villa Court.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Verb
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The Los Angeles and Long Beach unified school districts, the county’s two largest districts, do not use LACOE’s portal for electronic tax documents and their employees were not affected, according to those districts.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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This interactive balance board connects to a free app where your body becomes the controller, using movement to play engaging games.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The limited memory, along with the less powerful chip, could slow down some applications.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Then, at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, requests to approve rezoning and a development agreement for the project were removed from consideration because the petitioner had withdrawn its application, with the city indicating the move was because the project did not have the council’s support.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For more quotidian looks, the Queen often utilized the visual power of color.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Plans by Becknell are to build the speculative structure, to be called Northwind North Business Park, and utilize it for light industrial businesses to rent.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The growth of data centers would also consume 731 to 1,1125 million cubic meters or water per year, or the annual household water usage for six to 10 million Americans.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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The mill’s Bio Indigo technologies enable approximately 40 percent lower water consumption and 50 percent lower heat usage, while maintaining the depth and richness expected from classic indigo.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Reuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reuse. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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