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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
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
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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
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Kwei uses his last breath to send his brother to Genna, offering him a chance to at least attempt his first hunt.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Dancing with the Stars contestant also uses the Body patches.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Several other companies are developing thermal batteries with industrial heat applications.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sure, the product trades on hype, is highly volatile and has limited real-world applications.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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New shuttles at Airsides A and C improve transport times and allow for smoother transitions, as did the 2024 addition of the Sky-Connect people mover system, which utilizes high-tech trains from Japan.—
Anna Katherine Clemmons,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The film, directed by Nanette Burstein, utilizes hours of interviews conducted in the mid-1960s, allowing Elizabeth Taylor to voice her own story.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Reuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reuses. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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