as in used
to put into action or service
we must utilize all the tools at our disposal
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Recent Examples of utilized
The team utilized a flag system to communicate amid the crowd noise.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Numerous resources were utilized as well, including K-9 units, drones, aviation support, ATVs and officers on foot.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
While Ertz likely won't be utilized as one of the top receiving options on the Commanders on Monday night since both McLaurin and Samuel are returning to the fold, the 13-year NFL veteran could very well hit a career milestone that very few at his position have ever been able to accomplish.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The scientists from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), along with their colleagues, used the same thorium nuclear transition technology that was utilized to develop the world’s first nuclear clock in 2024.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
In Week 6, a skinny stack of George Pickens and Rico Dowdle was utilized in the Milly Maker-winning lineup, but Drake Maye was the focal point of the build.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Sereno’s team utilized multiple imaging techniques such as micro-CT scans and X-ray spectroscopy to closely analyze how this process might occur.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
And how exactly will Iggy Pop, Olivia Rodrigo, Elton John, David Letterman, Beck, and other special guests be utilized?
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Industry specific KPIs were utilized to portray financial stability of companies within the banking, insurance and REIT sector.
—Time Staff, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Numerous resources were utilized as well, including K-9 units, drones, aviation support, ATVs and officers on foot.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
While Ertz likely won't be utilized as one of the top receiving options on the Commanders on Monday night since both McLaurin and Samuel are returning to the fold, the 13-year NFL veteran could very well hit a career milestone that very few at his position have ever been able to accomplish.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The scientists from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), along with their colleagues, used the same thorium nuclear transition technology that was utilized to develop the world’s first nuclear clock in 2024.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
In Week 6, a skinny stack of George Pickens and Rico Dowdle was utilized in the Milly Maker-winning lineup, but Drake Maye was the focal point of the build.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Sereno’s team utilized multiple imaging techniques such as micro-CT scans and X-ray spectroscopy to closely analyze how this process might occur.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
And how exactly will Iggy Pop, Olivia Rodrigo, Elton John, David Letterman, Beck, and other special guests be utilized?
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Industry specific KPIs were utilized to portray financial stability of companies within the banking, insurance and REIT sector.
—Time Staff, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utilized
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The mice will be used in experiments on reproduction in low Earth orbit.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Nov. 2025
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Rare earths are something that China used some years ago in a spat with Japan.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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But, with the loss of his income and bills pouring in, the family applied for benefits at the end of September when her husband's paychecks officially dried up.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The most obvious being that mice were used, so results can’t be directly applied to humans yet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Firefighters employed a blanket containing a mixture of foam and water, because of fuel leaking on the ground, to put out the fire, the Daily Herald reported, adding there was no damage to the mall’s interior or nearby structures.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Massey was previously employed as a home healthcare aide before the chronic disease forced her not to work.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Barcelona used a mix of zonal and man-marking but struggled when teams exploited their comparalative lack of height and physicality by using players in motion.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Inter-agent trust — the tendency for an AI agent to trust other AI agents by default — can also be exploited to get around the guardrails built into popular systems.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Utilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utilized. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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