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to put into action or service
we must utilize all the tools at our disposal
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Recent Examples of utilizes
Potential for Better Endurance Regularly running, biking, swimming, or doing any other sustained cardio exercise naturally improves your endurance and VO2 max (the measure of how efficiently your body utilizes oxygen).
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Jenessa Connor,
Health,
26 June 2026
The update utilizes existing Silicon Labs chips in select Hue products.
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Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Featuring four 14-inch pieces, the set utilizes vertical wall space that would otherwise go unused.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2026
Members who have followed our coverage of Linde may recognize a similar dynamic, as the company also utilizes contractual energy cost pass-through clauses.
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Zev Fima,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Under this framework, participating engineering teams must successfully demonstrate operational quantum hardware that utilizes a specific range of low-hundreds logical qubits before the 2028 deadline.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The monitor also utilizes 99% of the sRGB color gamut, as well as HDR10, to create vivid colors and striking contrast, providing the highest graphical fidelity possible.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
The Air Jordan 15 Snakeskin utilizes the texture of its namesake as part of an all black and gray treatment.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Terminix utilizes the advanced Sentricon baiting system alongside traditional liquid barriers to destroy subterranean colonies entirely.
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Nick Perry,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
26 June 2026
The update utilizes existing Silicon Labs chips in select Hue products.
—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Featuring four 14-inch pieces, the set utilizes vertical wall space that would otherwise go unused.
—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2026
Members who have followed our coverage of Linde may recognize a similar dynamic, as the company also utilizes contractual energy cost pass-through clauses.
—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Under this framework, participating engineering teams must successfully demonstrate operational quantum hardware that utilizes a specific range of low-hundreds logical qubits before the 2028 deadline.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The monitor also utilizes 99% of the sRGB color gamut, as well as HDR10, to create vivid colors and striking contrast, providing the highest graphical fidelity possible.
—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
The Air Jordan 15 Snakeskin utilizes the texture of its namesake as part of an all black and gray treatment.
—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Terminix utilizes the advanced Sentricon baiting system alongside traditional liquid barriers to destroy subterranean colonies entirely.
—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utilizes
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Harrisburg's Rachel Fogle (an associate professor) and Glenn Williams (an instructor), provided guidance on the prototype, which uses oyster spat (baby oysters) and then helps the oysters grow into adulthood.
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In the Mandara Spa & Salon on new vessels like Norwegian Luna and Norwegian Aqua, those include an infrared sauna that uses lamps to warm the body, a Floatation Salt Pool, and a charcoal sauna that reaches between 86 and 122 degrees – a facility the line bills as the first of its kind at sea.
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West Virginia’s ban also applies at every level of competition, but only from middle school through college.
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The same process applies for minors if all living parents agree to the name change.
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Riles’s company now employs 18 people, and as of May, the company’s grown 43% year over year, according to John Helms, director of sales and business insights, clocking slightly over $10 million in revenue in 2025.
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Alyse Lopez-Salm, who lives in a small North Carolina town close to the military base that employs her husband, is one of the 35 million Americans who work from home.
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“Utilizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utilizes. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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