utilization

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Recent Examples of utilization Meanwhile, employer-plan spending and utilization of GLP-1 drugs — diabetes medications widely used for weight loss — have risen roughly 50 to 65 percent since 2023. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026 Many firms also overestimate their hardware utilization, often running at single-digit percentages. Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 This power scheduling raises system utilization and reaches an overall operational efficiency of 96 percent. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 Reduce credit card balances Reducing credit card balances can improve both your credit utilization ratio and your credit score. Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 Paying down credit card balances can also help by lowering your credit utilization, another major factor in your score. Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 The same trend is evident throughout the county, where 22 of the 30 schools with the lowest utilization rates are located in Black communities, placing them on the front end of a problem being felt throughout South Florida. Austin Horn august 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utilization
Noun
  • Instead of being limited to the manufacturer’s stock features, the display can become an endpoint for Home Assistant, MQTT and custom applications.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The tie-up should help some skeptical investors grow more confident that Salesforce — thanks to troves of proprietary customer data housed within its applications — has a role to play in this new AI world.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Davis shared her thoughts alongside a side-by-side comparison of the costume with 19th-century minstrel imagery, which perpetuated racist stereotypes about Black Americans and involved the use of blackface.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But experts on the use of artificial intelligence in combat say that line already has been crossed.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Utilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utilization. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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