as in to spend
to make complete use of
we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles
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Recent Examples of use up
Polarek said the heavy snowfall in November used up a lot of salt.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Sliced avocado will not last as long as a half and should be used up within a day.
—Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
That level of growth would also use up to 1,125 million cubic meters of water per year, roughly the amount used by 10 million Americans.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The plant will use up to 800 megawatts of energy at a time, which could power between 320,000 and 720,000 homes for an entire year.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Sliced avocado will not last as long as a half and should be used up within a day.
—Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
That level of growth would also use up to 1,125 million cubic meters of water per year, roughly the amount used by 10 million Americans.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The plant will use up to 800 megawatts of energy at a time, which could power between 320,000 and 720,000 homes for an entire year.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for use up
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Paul has a reputation for taking collectibles to extreme levels and has spent millions to secure some of the rarest items ever produced, including NFTs - unique, verifiable digital assets traded on the blockchain.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Despite our diversity, each of us spent many years in private practice before the Arkansas courts before ascending to service on the state's highest court.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Love may be in the air this Valentine’s Day, but Berlin had better get ready to be consumed by Lust.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ogden consumed Newell’s videos like candy.—
Bill Donahue,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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Drain and reserve about 1/2 cup cooking water, and drain pasta.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Bulldogs drew up a play for Jake Heidbreder, who calmly drained an open 18-footer on the left baseline at the buzzer and was mobbed by students spilling out of the Save Mart Center stands.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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At some point, those fuel sources will be exhausted, no further energy will be naturally extracted from what remains within them, and those once-brilliant objects will fade away into darkness.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, more than 200 repair crews were at work in Kyiv to restore power, according to the Ukrainian Energy Ministry, which said that staff were exhausted and would be rotated.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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This situation played out again Friday at the press conference for filmmaker George Jaques’ Generation title Sunny Dancer, about a group of youngsters who find friendship at a summer camp for cancer survivors.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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These forces are colliding, and the consequences are playing out in markets, workplaces, and societies around the world.—
Alan H.H. Fleischmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sat shuddering in my seat as the lights drew down.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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In turn, El Salvador agreed to draw down non-tariff barriers and streamline regulatory requirements for American products like pharmaceuticals, medical devices and agricultural goods.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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Upon his arrival, Thaksin was sentenced to eight years in prison on earlier corruption convictions, a term swiftly reduced to one year following a royal pardon.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Cutting convoy risk Army planners see cargo drones as a way to reduce dependence on traditional resupply convoys.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Iran to agree to constrain its nuclear program and over Tehran's crackdown on nationwide protests.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Discoverability, most people just use algorithms to find music nowadays.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/use%20up. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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