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use

[yooz, yoost, yoos] / yuz, yust, yus /


NOUN
custom
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Usage

What is another way to say use? 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. Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting.

Example Sentences

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The total cost to train and run DeepSeek’s model was exponentially higher than the company let on, and investors failed to consider that businesses generally wouldn’t use Chinese models due to security concerns.

From Barron's

The company’s royalty revenues, which are made up of per-chip payments from chip makers who use Arm’s designs, “reflect the growing scale of our ecosystem” as customers integrate Arm-based architecture into next-generation chips, he said.

From MarketWatch

When athletes tear ACLs in other sports, crowds are used to watching them writhe on the ground in agony.

From The Wall Street Journal

But employment in steel production has barely budged during his year in office, and employment in industries that use steel such as auto manufacturing is declining.

From The Wall Street Journal

Laws that restrict access to social media for those under 16 could also make it harder for adults to use these platforms, for instance by demanding that users provide a driver’s license or other identification.

From The Wall Street Journal