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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
Unlike a traditional combustion system, most of the gas mixture in this engine stays inside the system and is reused.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
While the rocket delivered the satellites to the wrong orbit, Blue Origin did manage to once again recover the first stage booster, which itself had been reused after a previous spaceflight in a major first.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Successful management means only sending trash that cannot be diverted or reused to landfills and waste-to-energy.
—Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
When recyclables are not properly cleaned, materials such as paper and cardboard can be ruined and sent to disposal instead of being reused.
—Janay Reece, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
There, they can be properly processed and, eventually, their materials reused.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
For SpaceX, these are the only pieces of the Falcon 9 and Starship that haven’t been recovered, inspected, and reused.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026
The coliseum site is just beginning to be reused after being torn down in ’07.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Airline blankets can be reused from passenger to passenger, which, to state the obvious, is extremely unhygienic.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
While the rocket delivered the satellites to the wrong orbit, Blue Origin did manage to once again recover the first stage booster, which itself had been reused after a previous spaceflight in a major first.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Successful management means only sending trash that cannot be diverted or reused to landfills and waste-to-energy.
—Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
When recyclables are not properly cleaned, materials such as paper and cardboard can be ruined and sent to disposal instead of being reused.
—Janay Reece, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
There, they can be properly processed and, eventually, their materials reused.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
For SpaceX, these are the only pieces of the Falcon 9 and Starship that haven’t been recovered, inspected, and reused.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026
The coliseum site is just beginning to be reused after being torn down in ’07.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Airline blankets can be reused from passenger to passenger, which, to state the obvious, is extremely unhygienic.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reused
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Two snakes, believed to be cobras, were used in the show, officials said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Today, the same tools are being used by state actors for geopolitical propaganda.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Apart from Greenland’s potential for oil and critical minerals development, Greenland also offers key economic and military passageways that could be utilized by China and Russia.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Imagine if Game of Thrones utilized the mind-altering technology of Westworld to extend the world of your favorite fantasy franchise beyond books, beyond television, into immersive theater-slash-amusement-park entertainment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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