Synonyms of reused

reused

verb

past tense of reuse

as in used

to put (something) to use again

I can reuse that empty container for another purpose.

Related Words

• used
• utilized
• recycled
• employed
• cannibalized
• applied
• exploited
• operated
• manipulated
• exercised
• harnessed
• handled
• wielded
• worked
• directed
• ran

Dissimilar Words

• dumped
• tossed
• ignored
• neglected
• threw out
• junked
• chucked
• threw away
• misused
• misapplied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reused

Built between 1539 and 1540 to defend the coast of England, Sandown was eventually abandoned and dismantled — and Moore found evidence that some of its stone was reused in a Victorian extension at Constable's Gate at Dover Castle. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

The colony dies each year and nests aren’t reused, so sometimes waiting out the season is the best bet when dealing with active hornets. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026

Ten channels, plus Chan’s geopolitics channel, also reused the same b-minor music score, which could be heard in dozens of videos. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Returning the boosters to land allows SpaceX to recover and refurbish them to be reused on a future launch. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

The researchers describe the solvent system as green and recyclable, citing sulfolane’s low volatility, thermal stability and ability to be reused. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

SpaceX also plans to land and recover every piece of its Starship rockets — including the upper spacecraft, which has never been done before — in order to allow the rockets to be rapidly reused and drive down the cost of each launch. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

They can be used wet or dry, then tossed in the washing machine and reused over and over again. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026

Context gets built once and reused forever, instead of re-sent on every query. — Gaurav Vashisht, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026