USING UP Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

using up

verb

Definition of using up next

present participle of use up

as in spending

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 using up Breakfast Burritos The most flexible breakfast on this list and one of the best for using up what is already in the fridge. —

Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026 Quiches and farmer's markets go hand-in-hand, and this one is perfect for using up fresh onions and mushrooms. —

Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026 Data centers have faced increasing criticism for using up water and power, adding to the already-existing strain on those resources. —

Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 5 Mar. 2026 As gravity pulls this gas together, new stars ignite — gradually using up all the galaxy's star-forming fuel. —

Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026 The United States, Israel, and their Gulf allies are using up scarce and costly munitions at an astounding rate. —

Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026 Additionally, fears exist that the three-way primary could be using up financial resources the party could need in the general election later this year. —

Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2026 Soon, some workers were using up what previously had been natural breaks during the day to prompt AI, eventually filling most of their time at the office with tasks. —

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026 The project is based on Ielmini’s preliminary work into closed-loop in-memory computing (CL-IMC), highlighting its potential for faster computation while using up to 5,000 times less energy than digital systems. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026

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Far from being hungry and spending most of our resources on food, mankind has never had to work fewer hours to pay for his bread.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Critics have said that the policy that all spending over $100,000 had to be personally approved by Noem delayed FEMA response during disasters, including during the central Texas floods in 2025.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026