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utilize

[yoot-l-ahyz] / ˈjut lˌaɪz /


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.


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“Treasury is not going to utilize its entire rainy day fund to fund its buyback program. This is not exactly Draghi-esque, a do-whatever-it-takes moment. This is not Ben Bernanke’s bazooka,” Brusuelas said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

And yes, Swain told me, many predictive data sources that relied on physics-based modeling now utilize a “blend” of physics-based and machine learning/artificial intelligence methods.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Waymo’s self-driving vehicles, which utilize cameras, sensors and lidar, have driven more than 220 million fully autonomous miles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

"There are bacteria that can metabolically utilize the heavy metal, uranium, which is toxic for humans," says Dr. Evelyn Krawczyk-Bärsch, scientist in HZDR's Terrestrial Microbiology research group and co-author of the study.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

They finally said that after a year of being fed through a tube, my system can’t utilize regular food for a while.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Amazon’s robotaxi effort Zoox, which utilizes a purpose-built vehicle with no steering wheel or gas pedal, started charging for its first paid rides in Las Vegas last month.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Additionally, any game or studio that utilizes AI “basically gets soft-canceled,” Howe said.

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

Base44, which saw outsized demand in the quarter, utilizes AI.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

With “Alpha,” she once again utilizes a coming-of-age narrative to probe the fragility and malleability of our physical selves.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

The basic approach utilizes discovery in terms of music learning, and also is synchronous with many of the 21st-century learning approaches discussed in Chapter 1.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

“On average companies are aiming for 60% to 80% of your time being utilized for work during the day,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

“When we have had complex cases in which a patient required additional anti-venom therapy, we have utilized existing protocols to obtain additional doses from our suppliers,” the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

U.S. labs have utilized this practice as well.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

“The U.S. has, for a whole variety of reasons, never utilized a technical ‘dead man’s switch,'” historian Garrett Graff, an expert on continuity of government, told the Associated Press.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Such natural control needs to be utilized to the fullest extent.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“I have 100% confidence that you know through quite a long period of time they’re going to be utilizing Nvidia compute for a lot of their computing,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

"The Department is utilizing every available tool to meet the demands of our current operations."

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Tokyo pledges that Japan will become "the world's most-friendly country for developing and utilizing AI".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

By utilizing a bullpen game Friday, the Dodgers built in a full week of rest for Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Emmet Sheehan, who are scheduled to start the next two games against the Red Sox.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

He was a natural teacher, and believed in utilizing every minute.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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