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reused

verb

past tense of reuse

as in used

to put (something) to use again I can reuse that empty container for another purpose.

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Recent Examples of reused Standardized technology components can be reused to create different configurations without redesigning an entire system for every deployment. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026 Believed to be constructed during the Hasmonean period, it was repaired and reused through successive eras, including the Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, Crusader, Mamluk and Ottoman periods. — Michele Chabin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 Some stores reused identical policies with only the candidate's name changed. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Wherever possible, leftover materials are reused or donated to local apprentice schools. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Planning efforts in the neighborhood have looked for the building to be reused as housing or mixed-use development. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Containers of single service articles are reused to hold spices. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 Password Health The Password Health section highlights the old, reused, or weak passwords in your NordPass vault. — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 The snack bag’s silica gel packet gave him the idea for DryOut, a multilayer material that pulls water away from a device, absorbs and traps it, then lets moisture evaporate when exposed to sunlight so it can be reused. — Hannah Singleton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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Fittingly, the hotel takes great care to disrupt its surroundings as little as possible; a geothermal well services the property’s heating and cooling, and plants that draw mosquito-eating birds are used in place of pesticides.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
The team then used in-situ polymerization to turn the mixture into a more robust polymer matrix.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

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Lynn police say the department utilized its Flock cameras to trace the car's license plate, indicating that the car had traveled out of Lynn and in the direction of Saugus.

— Louisa Moller, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Unlike most eVTOLs, which use propellers, the Roadster utilized compressed air jets to leap over other cars and propel from the top of a ramp six or seven stories high during its product reveal earlier this month.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

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