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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
Verb
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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On the back end, VA is ramping up AI uses that ease the burden on workers.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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My lightning patch was made by Barrière, whose co-founder Cleo Davis-Urman told me that the company uses a process called micronization to break down large molecules into particles small enough to enter the bloodstream.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those employees can continue working on SNAP applications and renewals until that date.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new season finds the Shazam moving company battling corporate giant Zenithon Logistics, while Everett (Jae) drags the team through increasingly desperate schemes such as insurance scams, bogus grant applications and a basement AirBnb conversion gone wrong.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The irobot Roomba saves space with its mini home base and utilizes smart technology to map out a space and clean in precise rows while avoiding furniture.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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Badlands is a decidedly B-movie that thoroughly utilizes and enjoys the freedoms allowed when any prestige ambition is eschewed.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Reuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reuses. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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