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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
The irobot Roomba saves space with its mini home base and utilizes smart technology to map out a space and clean in precise rows while avoiding furniture.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Badlands is a decidedly B-movie that thoroughly utilizes and enjoys the freedoms allowed when any prestige ambition is eschewed.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s a voyeuristic quality to that twist ending here – Lockhart utilizes the small-town rumor mill well.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The film, directed by Nanette Burstein, utilizes hours of interviews conducted in the mid-1960s, allowing Elizabeth Taylor to voice her own story.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Denim Halo utilizes Dirsol RD, a new viscosity-modifying and patented pretreatment that enables superficial dyeing.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The pattern is described as a decorative textile craft that utilizes knotting instead of weaving or knitting to craft apparel or decorative items.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion is a renewable energy technology that utilizes the temperature difference between warm surface water and cold deep ocean water to generate electricity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
The WormGPT name itself has been hijacked by other dark AI models as well, including keanu-WormGPT, which utilizes a jailbroken version of X’s Grok.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Badlands is a decidedly B-movie that thoroughly utilizes and enjoys the freedoms allowed when any prestige ambition is eschewed.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s a voyeuristic quality to that twist ending here – Lockhart utilizes the small-town rumor mill well.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The film, directed by Nanette Burstein, utilizes hours of interviews conducted in the mid-1960s, allowing Elizabeth Taylor to voice her own story.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Denim Halo utilizes Dirsol RD, a new viscosity-modifying and patented pretreatment that enables superficial dyeing.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The pattern is described as a decorative textile craft that utilizes knotting instead of weaving or knitting to craft apparel or decorative items.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion is a renewable energy technology that utilizes the temperature difference between warm surface water and cold deep ocean water to generate electricity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
The WormGPT name itself has been hijacked by other dark AI models as well, including keanu-WormGPT, which utilizes a jailbroken version of X’s Grok.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utilizes
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On the back end, VA is ramping up AI uses that ease the burden on workers.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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My lightning patch was made by Barrière, whose co-founder Cleo Davis-Urman told me that the company uses a process called micronization to break down large molecules into particles small enough to enter the bloodstream.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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Legal observers are also watching whether the Court’s conservative majority—which invoked the major questions doctrine to strike down Biden-era initiatives on student loans, pandemic mandates, and climate rules—applies the same standard to a Republican president.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The same applies to Stanley Black & Decker — a big Wednesday gainer.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Each branch employs technicians who understand the pests most common in their region, scorpions in the Southwest, ticks in the Midwest, or termites in the Southeast.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The company employs 230 people in Midland and 94 in Auburn Hills who will be affected.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Utilizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utilizes. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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