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use

[yooz, yoost, yoos] / juz, just, jus /


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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One potential use is to place these living circuits on plant leaves or roots.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Xbox claimed just 4% of the people who use Games Pass - its Netflix-style subscription plan for games - use its cloud gaming service.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Many facilities tout that they will use “closed loop” cooling systems that minimize on-site water use, but such systems can require more power than ones that use conventional, but thirstier, cooling.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

“It’s our duty to use this experience to make a positive impact.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Everybody knows that people use their brains to think.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

LZ therefore uses several layers of protection and analysis to identify these background events and prevent them from being mistaken for dark matter.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

"Alternative uses for these plants are being assessed," it said.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

I watch it happen on my own bills for the AI coding tools my team uses; a task that took one request a year ago now takes dozens.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

When we arrive he stops at a weathered wooden fence, uses a saw-toothed key to open a padlock, and swings open the gate before pulling into a nearly empty parking lot.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Woo uses Ama’s stylus as a jousting weapon, pushing his adversary toward the sands as well.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

To measure learning and memory, the scientists used a common laboratory experiment called the Morris water maze.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The rising demand for fast public charging, in particular, has been propelled by EV drivers who don’t have charging at their apartment or home, and the growing market for used EVs, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The survey involved researchers sweeping back and forth across the island over a six-day period, counting burrows and assessing whether they were used by puffins or rabbits.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

They used MAPS, or microporous annealed particle scaffolds.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Several times the column halted while numbers were read out—names were never used at Ravensbruck.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

For instance, the researchers built a bidirectional switch using two transistors that detect OC 12.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Monica, in her own way, made me feel brave enough to write with honesty about these moments in our lives while using humor.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Chris Watling, chief market strategist at the London-based research boutique Longview Economics, does not admit to using newsstand hyperbole as a market indicator.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

But in an area with plentiful water but a higher percentage of water-hogging fossil-fuel power on the local grid, using more water in cooling could decrease net water use.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

It was all about thinking on our feet, about using our instincts and our training.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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