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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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“We are encouraged to hear of ‘large increases in Meta AI use’ since the Muse Spark launch and got a bit more on Zuckerberg’s plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

It argued that a patent need only to "enable skilled artisans to 'make and use' the invention," not account for the full range of possible forms the invention might take.

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

The US government told Nvidia it wishes to “address the risk that the covered products may be used in, or diverted to, a ‘military end use’ or ‘military end user’ in China and Russia.”

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2022

Bowel screening pill camera was 'easy to use' Video, 00:01:18Bowel screening pill camera was 'easy to use'

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2022

The poorhouse use' to be across the track, beyond the cemetery an' quite near my house.

From Friendship Village by Gale, Zona




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