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make use

VERB
use
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adopt apply employ handle manage operate practice run spend utilize wield work
STRONG
capitalize capitalize on consume deplete exercise exert exhaust expend occupy ply squander take waste
WEAK
avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make do with make the most of play on press into service put forth put into action put to use put to work run through turn to account
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease halt leave alone let go mismanage misuse neglect reject renounce repudiate stop
STRONG
save
WEAK
abstain

Example Sentences

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Underemployment among recent grads—which measures people holding jobs that don’t make use of their skills or degrees or don’t offer full employment—also edged down consistently over the past four months to 41.5% in March.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“But I do know that it had changed things, and we could make use of that.”

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Geely could use Ford’s plant near Valencia, Spain, to avoid the high tariffs it currently faces on shipments to Europe and make use of Ford’s excess factory capacity, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

They could make use of powers to compulsorily purchase land where "reasonable efforts" do not lead to an an agreement with landowners.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Her room had been Korako’s, so she had all her gowns and jewels to make use of, while Ruby had Letha’s.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor