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 church also proposed adding space for hydroponic farming that would supply produce for the community and terrace farming that could be utilized by the residents.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
The review will not impact the senior tax freeze program, which thousands of Jackson County residents 62 and older have utilized to freeze their residential property taxes at their 2024 or 2025 rates.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
The Belmont senior midfielder’s red face showed exhaustion from yet another big matchup she was heavily utilized in.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
The collection utilized four US Denim Mills’ fabrics made with regenerative cotton, Tencel, linen and hemp as well as selvedge dyed with natural indigo.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Oddly, none of the Academy’s Instagram or YouTube posts from the evening utilized Dimoldenberg as a collaborator.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
Charlotte, which has rarely utilized tempo this season, hurried to the line, and Loftis fired a ball between two wideouts, both running curls.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
Martin, a third-round draft pick out of Oklahoma State, lost out to incumbent Dee Winters as the weakside replacement for Dre Greenlaw, and wasn’t utilized on special teams.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
The red itself is similar to some of the paint Honda utilized on larger motorcycles, like the CBX and CB750.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
The review will not impact the senior tax freeze program, which thousands of Jackson County residents 62 and older have utilized to freeze their residential property taxes at their 2024 or 2025 rates.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
The Belmont senior midfielder’s red face showed exhaustion from yet another big matchup she was heavily utilized in.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
The collection utilized four US Denim Mills’ fabrics made with regenerative cotton, Tencel, linen and hemp as well as selvedge dyed with natural indigo.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Oddly, none of the Academy’s Instagram or YouTube posts from the evening utilized Dimoldenberg as a collaborator.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
Charlotte, which has rarely utilized tempo this season, hurried to the line, and Loftis fired a ball between two wideouts, both running curls.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
Martin, a third-round draft pick out of Oklahoma State, lost out to incumbent Dee Winters as the weakside replacement for Dre Greenlaw, and wasn’t utilized on special teams.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
The red itself is similar to some of the paint Honda utilized on larger motorcycles, like the CBX and CB750.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utilized
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That being said, Flick’s side have faced similar issues with their press, having used the full-back jump since last season.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Photos used in this column were made possible by the Barry Bingham Jr.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 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
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This can likely be traced back to Gian Piero Gasperini’s arrival in Serie A with Genoa in 2007, using a back-three system to counteract the prevailing, narrow 4-3-1-2 shape that was commonly employed in Italy.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The report also notes European Social Surveys – tracking public attitudes, beliefs and behavior – which show that there is a 25% chance unemployed people at the lowest levels of jobless benefits will vote for the far right versus 15% for those who are employed.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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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 28 Oct. 2025.
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