usages

plural of usage
as in uses
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose the machine's warranty does not cover malfunctions that result from improper usage

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Recent Examples of usages The Montour Trail sees upwards of 400,000 trail usages yearly. Megan Shinn, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Yet another defense is that at least some usages of Daniels’ NIL are newsworthy. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Save the most expensive ones for the most critical and revenue-generating usages. Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Pitch-calling from the dugout may be at the center of this battle and is one of the usages the league appears to be targeting. Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 July 2026 And the deepfake usages, while clearly labeled as satire when Deep Voodoo does it, can still contribute to a culture of mistrust online. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026 These usages are meant to tell us something about the state of contemporary politics in the United States—although exactly what is not always clear. David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026 Some of the earliest kind of public usages of this license plate loophole, so to speak, are with RVs. Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026 For consumers who have a passion for the Escalade and Escalade V, the IQ is just another alternative to the monstrosity SUV that serves every possible purpose in modern day vehicle usages. Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
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Noun
  • The 400-odd recipes include savory pies of all stripes, a mind-boggling array of uses for many styles of cheese, and boundless vegetable dishes.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The trend has stoked both hopes and fears around AI’s educational uses.
    Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The program received more than 100 applications and advanced 20 students to the finalist round.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Ten days later, the head of its Moscow office, Kirill Goncharov, told reporters the party, with about 4,000 members, received 8,000 new applications to join.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Rachel Yve, who posted a 20-minute somatic sleep support session on InsightTimer, blends somatic exercises, breathwork and progressive muscle relaxation, including legs up the wall.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The project also extends beyond individual development exercises.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Usages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usages. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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