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use

[yooz, yoost, yoos] / yuz, yust, yus /


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.

Example Sentences

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The group vowed to "use all legal means available" to "block any company fund disbursement" based on the deal if it is concluded by "bypassing" these required procedures.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Among so-called peptide users, often people involved in the fitness or looksmaxxing communities, off-label use of retatrutide has become popular.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

"We need to cover all of Ukraine and see all the targets. So accordingly, we use all the resources we have," explains Myronenko, who oversees the initiative.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

It was approved for use in the U.S. and Japan in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“We don’t want to use you,” Mr. Andrews says smoothly.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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