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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 reuses
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Microsoft reuses the residual heat of its servers to heat the town.
—Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The team of researchers at the MEET Battery Research Center and the Institute of Business Chemistry at the University of Münster, designed a process that directly reuses materials without degrading them.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
The family reuses Nada’s diapers, cleaning them with rations of water.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
And the hotel reuses coffee grounds to fertilize plants (there are green spaces on the patio and terraces).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Microsoft reuses the residual heat of its servers to heat the town.
—Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The team of researchers at the MEET Battery Research Center and the Institute of Business Chemistry at the University of Münster, designed a process that directly reuses materials without degrading them.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
The family reuses Nada’s diapers, cleaning them with rations of water.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reuses
Verb
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His signature dish, the popular snack bread cheela, made by lightly frying bread in gram flour, naturally uses less fuel than some treats.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Given that harvesting grapes is time-sensitive, researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have invented a portable optical sensor that uses state-of-the-art machine learning to give winemakers instant information about the ripeness of their grapes, news agency SWNS reported.—
Maureen Mackey , Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The broader ambition is to remove trade-offs between comfort and performance, extending the material’s use across applications from sportswear to protective gear.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Both Moreland and Wright filed paper applications, which OPM said can take 90 to 100 days to process.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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NewSubstance utilizes over 20 years of experience to forge public art from a variety of immense canvases including a North Sea oil rig, Baku’s Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan, and even the night sky above the Secret Garden Party in Cambridge, England.—
Niyaz Pirani,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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This type of therapy utilizes memories to help in the treatment of certain brain conditions, including dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and depression.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Reuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reuses. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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