utilizes

VERB

make use of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply appropriate employ exploit handle promote resort to take advantage of

STRONG

advance bestow exercise forward further use

WEAK

avail oneself of have recourse to profit by put to use turn to account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misuse

STRONG

cease halt hinder impede stop

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Xfinity’s first-ever Big Game bid utilizes de-aging software to bring Jurassic Park stars Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill back to the ’90s.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Technically, NordVPN utilizes RAM-only servers that don’t store any data and automatically erase all information after each reboot.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025

The role neatly utilizes Clooney’s gifts for physical comedy, verbal dexterity and conveying inner torment.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

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