USE UP Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

use up

verb

Definition of use up

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 The company is also grappling with AI costs after employees used up their entire 2026 budget for the technology in just four months, according to media reports. — Akash Sriram, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 This summer side dish is an easy way to use up fresh okra from the farmers’ market. — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026 The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to regulate potential toxins in diapers — a product moms, dads and caregivers may use up to 8,000 times before a child is potty-trained. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Even users on the free tier can use up to 10 hide-my-email aliases. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for use up

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Home-server owners will already understand the attraction, and the pro’s solved this ages ago but spent a lot more than this.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
The president responded by saying his administration wouldn't spend the $257 million appropriated by Congress on renovating the building unless the building also bears his name.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of spend

Verb

There’s no indication Aileen ever stayed at the house or that she was consumed by Lizzie’s story.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
The companies hope the approach will enable smaller processing facilities that consume less energy and cost less to operate.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of consume

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Detectives drained three dams, searched six mineshafts and sent up drones with specialized cameras to take detailed imagery, later analyzed with artificial intelligence.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
The book leans on research about decision fatigue—the idea that even trivial choices drain the mental capacity available for harder ones—to argue that the sheer volume of daily inputs, not just their content, has a cost.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of drain

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The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have become grinding contests over which side can exhaust the other’s military capacity, economic resources, and political will.

— NADIA SCHADLOW, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026
This change responds to the numerous college athlete-plaintiffs who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility, but who seek to continue playing or return to competition.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhaust

Verb

Shamea and Porsha’s passive back-and-forth is a fascinating take on how icing someone out after a friendship falls apart can play out on a show like The Real Housewives.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
In April, when Rojas got news that his father had been rushed to the hospital, Roberts quickly took the decision on whether to play out of Rojas’ hands, scratching him from the lineup.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of play out

Verb

Inventories have already been drawn down by around 1 billion barrels, according to Paul Gooden, head of natural resources at investment manager Ninety One.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Inventories, or global stockpiles of crude oil, have been drawn down this spring and summer at a rapid clip, after governments around the world agreed in early March to release 400 million barrels of oil in a bid to ease soaring prices.

— Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of draw down

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Because the coating is already on the coil, manufacturers may be able to reduce reliance on external lubrication and additional e-coating processes.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
The goal, advocates say, was to get individuals struggling with addiction treatment while reducing overcrowding inside state prisons.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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