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uses

NOUN

application; employment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adoption benefit handling help need operation practice purpose service treatment usage value

STRONG

account advantage appliance applicability appropriateness avail call capitalization cause convenience custom end exercise exercising exertion fitness good habit helpfulness mileage mobilization necessity object occasion point profit reason relevance serviceability usability usefulness utility way wont worth

WEAK

wear and tear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage harm hindrance hurt injury

STRONG

inappropriateness loss unsuitability uselessness

VERB

work with; consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept adopt apply control employ exploit handle manage manipulate operate practice run spend utilize wield work

STRONG

bestow capitalize exercise exert exhaust expend govern ply regulate relate waste

WEAK

avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make do with make the most of make use play on press into service put forth put into action put to use put to work run through set in motion take advantage of 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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Potential uses range from environmental monitoring to national security.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

North Korea’s economy expanded 3.7% in 2024, its fastest rate in eight years, according to the most recent figures from South Korea’s central bank, which uses spy-agency data to produce its estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

As co-directors of the Melanoma Institute Australia, over the past decade the pair's research on immunotherapy, which uses the body's immune system to attack cancer cells, has dramatically improved outcomes for advanced melanoma patients globally.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In one of its most important roles, the commission retreats behind closed doors every week to decide whether police shootings and other serious uses of force were appropriate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Hex overload. It’s what happens when someone uses too much evil magic. They start to look like an evil monstruo.”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega