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
California’s Sand Compatibility and Opportunistic Use Program (SCOUP) is a streamlined process for permitting agencies to use up to 150,000 cubic yards obtained from construction and excavation projects.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
As the fuel is used up, it is collected at the bottom of the vessel.
—New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Under the plan, the monthly water bill will be $34 and households can use up to 6 centrum cubic feet (CCF) of water, or about 4,000 gallons.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The receiver wisely slid to force Pittsburgh to use up its timeouts.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
As the fuel is used up, it is collected at the bottom of the vessel.
—New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Under the plan, the monthly water bill will be $34 and households can use up to 6 centrum cubic feet (CCF) of water, or about 4,000 gallons.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The receiver wisely slid to force Pittsburgh to use up its timeouts.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for use up
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Han says the funds raised through the Hong Kong listing will help the robotaxi firm continue to spend on R&D and deployment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Carter tells Rolling Stone the band approached him about joining the upcoming lineup in late September and have spent the time since working through booking and logistics.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Researchers pondered what the gargantuan black hole consumed to release such a powerful flare.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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People who aren't used to eating fiber-rich foods may experience bloating and gas after consuming fibrous foods.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Instead, voters now are expressing concerns that high prices for groceries, electricity bills and housing are draining their bank accounts.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The team concentrated on stars that had recently entered the post-main sequence phase, having exhausted their hydrogen, and identified just 130 planets and planet candidates orbiting nearby – 33 of which had not been detected before.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Despite these real dangers, our law enforcement shows incredible restraint in exhausting all options before force is escalated.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The agency has launched a recruitment drive to relieve the stress by hiring thousands of new officers as quickly as possible, but that process will likely take months or years to play out.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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This will likely play out as a behind-the-scenes debate followed by some procedural hijinks on the Senate floor.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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The decline in the measure reflected producers drawing down their raw materials inventories at the fastest rate since October 2024.—
Reade Pickert Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
6 Jan. 2026
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More recently, as inventories have been drawn down, the downstream order environment has improved, and imports for the world-less-China are projected to reach a record in 2025/26.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Tax rises would likely act as another damper on inflation by reducing consumer demand.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Researchers also stressed that the synergistic effect of K+ and C3N4 co-intercalation lowers the energy barrier, reduces the electrostatic interaction, and enhances the kinetics and structural stability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Privacy and partners Lenovo built Qira using a hybrid AI architecture.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Soft, spreadable butter that can be used instantly on toast and biscuits, or in baking recipes for cookies, cakes, and more.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/use%20up. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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