use up
verb
used up; using up; uses up
: to exhaust of strength or useful properties
land that has been used up
Synonyms
Examples of use up in a Sentence
we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles
Recent Examples on the Web
Businesses are using up a lot of oxygen deciding which large language models (LLMs) to use.
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Byrodney Zemmel, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Thanks to these heavy-duty, dishwasher-safe mats, which are safe to use up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, the dreadful task of cleaning our oven is significantly simplified.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 12 May 2024
The promotion can be used up to three times per day.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
Meanwhile, the agency’s regulatory structure for cosmetics stems from a law enacted in 1938—long before the average American was using up to a dozen personal-care products, potentially containing more than 100 chemicals in total, every single day.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 9 May 2024
By replacing red meat’s lean protein with chicken, Crossover Meats offers a more sustainable ground meat that produces up to 50% less greenhouse gas emissions and uses up to 50% less land and 40% less water.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
In testing, streaming a YouTube playlist used up a whole day’s allotment of bandwidth in less than a quarter of an hour.
—PCMAG, 6 May 2024
This work lends support to a longstanding theory that — because the chemical reaction underlying bioluminescence uses up oxygen — bioluminescence first evolved as a defense mechanism against the production of dangerous oxygen-containing molecules called free radicals.
—Sam Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Most generating actions use up one credit for standard images of up to 2,000 by 2,000 pixels.
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
Byrodney Zemmel, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Thanks to these heavy-duty, dishwasher-safe mats, which are safe to use up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, the dreadful task of cleaning our oven is significantly simplified.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 12 May 2024
The promotion can be used up to three times per day.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
Meanwhile, the agency’s regulatory structure for cosmetics stems from a law enacted in 1938—long before the average American was using up to a dozen personal-care products, potentially containing more than 100 chemicals in total, every single day.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 9 May 2024
By replacing red meat’s lean protein with chicken, Crossover Meats offers a more sustainable ground meat that produces up to 50% less greenhouse gas emissions and uses up to 50% less land and 40% less water.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
In testing, streaming a YouTube playlist used up a whole day’s allotment of bandwidth in less than a quarter of an hour.
—PCMAG, 6 May 2024
This work lends support to a longstanding theory that — because the chemical reaction underlying bioluminescence uses up oxygen — bioluminescence first evolved as a defense mechanism against the production of dangerous oxygen-containing molecules called free radicals.
—Sam Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Most generating actions use up one credit for standard images of up to 2,000 by 2,000 pixels.
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20up. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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