used

[yoozd, yoost] / juzd, just /

ADJECTIVE

secondhand

Synonyms

STRONG

recycled worn

WEAK

hand-me-down nearly new not new passed down pre-owned

Usage

What is another way to say used? What is used often has depreciated or been diminished, sometimes completely consumed: a used automobile; All the butter has been used. Used is the past participle of use, which is a general verb: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking. As applied to persons, use implies some selfish or sinister purpose: to use another to advance oneself. Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting.

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“Those resources could have been used to permanently house the scores of Skid Row residents in desperate need of housing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The force has said it accepted that the 'initial court's decision to issue warrants under the specific piece of legislation used was incorrect', before they searched the former prince's properties on 19 February.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It might help to remind yourself what information you used to make those decisions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

U.K. counterterrorism police are questioning two Latvian men who broke into RAF Molesworth, a British military base used as a U.S. intelligence hub.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Clare pressed a paw into his one good eye, fighting to recall the exact phrasing Nine had used.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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