utilizes

present tense third-person singular of utilize

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Recent Examples of utilizes The design utilizes otherwise dead space under the access stairs and jumping platforms and transforms them into equipment rooms to hide away pumps and other accessories while keeping them easily accessible for maintenance. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 Saturday, utilizes 56,000 square feet of indoor space to host more than 200 vendors, sword-fighting, costume contests, live musicians, mermaids, fairies and photo ops. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 The hopper utilizes active shock-absorption technology to safely land on slopes. Leonard David, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The Pro version utilizes dual 250-W all-wheel-drive hubs to generate the torque to climb an impressive 15% hill incline. New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026 The audio also utilizes recordings of Kilmer’s voice, which, in his later life, was damaged by a tracheal procedure. Brent Lang, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026 Conceptually inspired by the 1989 Pininfarina Mythos, the Kode89 utilizes a new proprietary aluminum spaceframe and a carbon-fiber body. Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Every decision is made with careful consideration and appropriately reviewed to ensure that any technology ICE utilizes is consistent with all applicable law enforcement policies and standards. Steve Large, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 To combat those annoying bumps and dots, both of our expert derms suggest this powerful yet mellow lotion that utilizes lactic acid—an exfoliant that simultaneously hydrates. Mary Honkus, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utilizes
Verb
  • The Flock fallout is expanding with Hopkinton, Massachusetts, joining the growing number of Commonwealth communities turning off the technology that uses cameras to scan license plates and record details like a car's make, model and color.
    Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Buffalo Grove, which also uses joint purchasing through Lake County, plans to purchase salt from other sources to cover its need.
    Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The pause that applies to data centers in downtown that are less than 350,000 square feet.
    Ubah Ali, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The reasoning that applies in one place means nothing in the other.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The company has invested more than $2 billion in the Lansing facility since 2022 and currently employs about 900 people there.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Green said the nonprofit sector employs almost 10% of California’s workforce and generates more than $450 billion in annual revenue, about a third of which comes from public grants and contracts.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Utilizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utilizes. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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