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used

Definition for used

adjective as in secondhand

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It’s a “misconception,” she writes, “that the press used to be trustworthy, and today it is not.”

As well as giving debuts, Wiegman has used the previous two friendly matches to try out new ideas, switch formations and move players into different positions.

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These are aerodynamic surfaces that are used to make the aircraft pitch up or down or roll to turn.

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The icehouse, used as a living space, became “a site of convivial socializing among musicians and cognoscenti.”

Initially called “Fiber K” by the DuPont chemist who invented it, it was a replacement for the rubber used in women’s foundation garments, which was weighty, hot and quick to stretch out.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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