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use

[yooz, yoost, yoos] / juz, just, jus /


NOUN
custom
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Usage

What is another way to say use? The verb use is a general word: 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. What is used often has depreciated or been diminished, sometimes completely consumed: a used automobile; All the butter has been used. Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting.

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Despite a major international police appeal and the use of ground-breaking facial reimaging techniques, his identity and the cause of his death remain a mystery.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

This legislation requires the “humane disposition of carriage horses” and prohibits their sale for slaughter or for use in another horse-drawn-carriage business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Honey bees are proving to be formidable competitors for food in the UK, and scientists have discovered that they frequently use aggression to drive other pollinators away from flowers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Customers eventually pay to use the computing capacity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Tansy told her not to use her sleeve and to look in teacher’s desk drawer for a spare handkerchief.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

A new study suggests that the treatment, which uses ultrasound to guide an injection of ordinary saline around a compressed nerve, provides longer-lasting benefits than traditional steroid injections, without the risks associated with steroids.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

While the property could be turned to other uses such as stores and housing, Brundo hopes to sell it to someone who will keep the music going even as times change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

If you are someone who uses a larger text size for reading, you’ll appreciate the extra screen space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The vaccine, called intismeran, is a radical new approach to treating melanoma that uses genetic data from the patient’s tumor to create a customized vaccine.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Benefo uses his hands to underline his statement.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

He often used music, film clips and photos of global political leaders to make dramatic videos while talking about the rise and fall of the share market and prices of gold and silver.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Throughout history, armies have used tunnels to hide, attack enemy positions and undermine fortifications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The research team has already begun another investigation comparing different fluids used during hydrodissection, including saline and dextrose, a form of sugar.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Before, I used to buy a lot of snacks at convenience stores, but now I grab them here," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

“You remember that white girl I used to hang with back in summer camp a few years ago, Allison?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Det Insp Anthea Ponting told the inquest via videolink that the force considered using such sites at the time but was told it could involve significant resources.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Researchers tracked each patient's progress using standardized measurements of pain, symptom severity, and hand function.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

So AI users using the technology to work more efficiently become more valuable to them than the actual innovators, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

U.S. attempts to tackle them, often using specialized soldiers called tunnel rats, largely failed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

I turned to Oliver, who was using his shirt to wipe the fog off his glasses.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows


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