using

verb

present participle of use
1
as in utilizing
to put into action or service I will need to use the large hammer for this project

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2
as in treating
to behave toward in a stated way the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers

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3
as in exploiting
to take unfair advantage of I was paying for everything on our little outing, and I was starting to feel like I was being used

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Recent Examples of using Operators can also continue using diesel when hydrogen supplies are unavailable. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 Razorbill brings that experience to one of the industry's most recognizable blade profiles, using extensive CNC machining to make geometry itself part of both the product's performance and its appearance. — New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 Nearly three-quarters of Google Cloud customers are already using its AI products, and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian told CNBC that those customers are spending about 50% more than their original commitments. — Mackenzie Sigalos,drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 MyFitnessPal shared a High-Protein Breakfast Quesadilla estimated at 31g using bacon, eggs, black beans, jalapeno, a whole-grain tortilla, cheddar, baby arugula and cumin. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Concern about Russian attempts to divide the EU Spain publicly has accused Russia, along with Israel, of using disinformation to incite migrants to cross from Morocco into its Ceuta exclave in northern Africa. — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Polite, slightly puzzling debates over the merits of using concrete in Africa muffle the period’s scalding passions and incandescent dreams. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026 Earlier this month, The Financial Times appended a note to a guest column after readers questioned whether it was written using AI. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026 What Washington could do China imports Iranian oil using a shadowy system that’s by design insulated from the US dollar system – and sanctions. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for using
  1. utilizing
  2. treating
  3. exploiting
  4. applying
  5. handling
  6. abusing
  7. employing
  8. serving
Verb
  • With the speedy Keaschall on third base, Kyle Finnegan on the mound and Detroit utilizing a five-man infield, the Twins simply needed a fly ball from Kody Clemens.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As foundation models have matured over the last few years, the sophistication of the creators utilizing them has grown as well.
    — Coco Mao, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of utilizing
Verb
  • Investors are no longer treating the loop as background noise, repricing oil, bonds and taking into consideration a hawkish Fed.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Bonnell appears to be treating software as another part of the motorcycle's suspension system and something that can be adjusted to suit the rider’s preferences, skill, and terrain.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of treating
Verb
  • Others have been accused of exploiting the relatively affordable policies to acquire residency by creating shell companies, prompting calls to plug loopholes.
    — Christine Miyawaki, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Letting GaN balance its own charge Researchers at EPFL’s POWERlab tackled the problem by exploiting something GaN naturally does.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploiting
Verb
  • The people in the crosshairs The most drastic shifts impact those who plan to stay in Japan for the longest – those applying for permanent residency, a status that grants rights to work, unlimited entries, and infinite stay.
    — Christine Miyawaki, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In a normal Transformer, tokens—the units of information that large language models process—are passed from lower layers of a model’s neural network to higher layers sequentially, with each layer applying mathematical operations in turn.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of applying
Verb
  • The robot is designed as a general-purpose platform capable of handling a broad range of applications and improving through self-reinforcement from real-world experience.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The only people who seem to, frankly, are the leaders at Western Michigan, the ones with the biggest complaint about this and the ones who seem to be handling it the most maturely.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • A day after the website went live on July 22, Gupta says people called him from unknown numbers, verbally abusing him and threatening him with violence.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The backlash intensified after reports of immigration authorities accessing Flock data, officers abusing the network to stalk women, and misreads that led to innocent people held at gunpoint.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of abusing
Verb
  • The aircraft’s multi-role design also gives commanders greater flexibility in employing it for different missions rather than limiting it to the traditional air-superiority role associated with earlier Eagle variants.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Almost all of the gains came from big business, with companies employing 500 or more workers adding 34,000 while those with fewer than 50 employees rose by 3,000.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of employing
Verb
  • Bozzolla will be serving her authentic beef empanadas, made with a generational family recipe.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • While Meloni now leads the longest-lasting single government of the republican era, Berlusconi remains Italy’s longest-serving postwar prime minister when time served across multiple governments is combined.
    — Silvia Stellacci, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of serving

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“Using.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/using. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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