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make use

VERB

use

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adopt apply employ handle manage operate practice run spend utilize wield work

STRONG

capitalize capitalize on consume deplete exercise exert exhaust expend occupy ply squander take waste

WEAK

avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make do with make the most of play on press into service put forth put into action put to use put to work run through turn to account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt leave alone let go mismanage misuse neglect reject renounce repudiate stop

STRONG

save

WEAK

abstain

Example Sentences

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In short, “there’s a series of tool installs, fab process nodes, and prototypes to deliver that make use of those process nodes,” Lanting said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“But I do know that it had changed things, and we could make use of that.”

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Geely could use Ford’s plant near Valencia, Spain, to avoid the high tariffs it currently faces on shipments to Europe and make use of Ford’s excess factory capacity, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Successive governments have urged councils to make use of the orders as a mechanism to revitalise high streets.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Roose Bolton might make use of him, but true northmen must despise him.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

make use

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