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used

[yoozd, yoost] / yuzd, yust /

ADJECTIVE

secondhand

Synonyms

STRONG

recycled worn

WEAK

hand-me-down nearly new not new passed down pre-owned

Usage

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

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Aguirre will likely deploy the 4-3-3 formation he used during Mexico’s final warm-up match against Serbia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Hyodol has strict data security protocols, with voice recordings only used internally to train the doll's chatbot, Kim said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

A lot of the country’s imported oil doesn’t end up filling car gasoline tanks but goes into making feedstocks such as ethylene that are used for everyday plastic, packaging and industrial goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Notably, similar approaches are widely used today in laboratories to synthesize artificial nanozymes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s an alias, a fake name used for his protection.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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