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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.

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She then sent the City Council and Lock Dawson a five-page PDF defending her social media use.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

To achieve their objectives, leveraged ETFs use derivatives as opposed to investing directly in the underlying shares of a company.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

As the story piles up coincidences—or “synchronicities,” to use the Jungian term Shoma favors—it increasingly aligns with Hindu mysticism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They are also being advised to order repeat prescriptions, and use pharmacies, GP surgeries, walk-in and urgent treatment centres if needed.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Turning the cold water on full force, I soak my hand towel and use it to douse my face and the back of my neck in icy cold.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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