utilize
Usage
What is another way to say utilize?
Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting. 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.
Example Sentences
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I learned to appreciate where my food came from and how to utilize every ingredient and part of the animal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
“We hoped that providing data around how much someone saves using a public service would give patrons a sense of ownership to utilize their local library,” Lipinski told me.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
There were other features in the app that I didn’t fully utilize, like journal prompts, mood trackers, meditations, and more.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
“They still purchase things. They still utilize equipment. They may rent things from local supply houses.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Instead, by a variety of adaptations they utilize their victims for the nurture of their own young.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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The onboard AI utilizes computer vision, allowing the drone to analyze images from its onboard sensors.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
But Mr. Tommasini also utilizes more recent academic scholarship, as well as personal interviews with individuals such as the opera star Leontyne Price, who viewed Anderson as a role model.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Flatbed trucking, which utilizes trailers with no roof or sides to haul heavy and often odd-size equipment, are at the center of the data-center boom.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Every decision is made with careful consideration and appropriately reviewed to make sure that any technology ICE utilizes is consistent with all applicable law enforcement policies and standards,” the department said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Jazz standard song form — Jazz utilizes many different forms, but one very common form is closely related to the strophic and variation forms.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Those are affirmations Rams players and coaches have utilized during a season of great expectations mired in major underachievement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Evans purchased the property two years after making his debut as Captain America and is understood to have utilized the gym while preparing for many of his appearances as the beloved Marvel superhero.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Egyptians in antiquity engaged in sword combat for warfare, but also for competition — Romans utilized swords in gladiator events, rituals and duels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The photographic technologies utilized begin with daguerreotypes and include stereoscopic prints, a cyanotype, gelatin silver prints, large-format chromogenic works and images created with digital manipulation, neatly demonstrating the show’s long time span.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Its cell-destroying capacity is now clinically utilized in the treatment of a rare type of cancer which develops in the adrenal gland.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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On social media, people have posted photos and videos of Waymo vehicles utilizing chargers at public stations across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
And then there’s Sen. Jon Husted, utilizing all the glute strength he can muster to fend off a challenge from Democratic ex-Sen.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
When I came back to this company more than a year ago, I was disappointed that we were not utilizing our Charleston factory more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"The industry is utilizing less than 0.15% of Texas land," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“It’s of no matter. We are not interested in her eyes. We are interested in utilizing her brain.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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