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utilize

[yoot-l-ahyz] / ˈjut lˌaɪz /


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What is another way to say utilize?

Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting. 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.


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“They still purchase things. They still utilize equipment. They may rent things from local supply houses.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

And yet, the film fails to utilize either to its advantage, wasting great talent and a halfway-decent premise on mind-numbing dialogue, repetitive plotting and dour lighting.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

And yes, Swain told me, many predictive data sources that relied on physics-based modeling now utilize a “blend” of physics-based and machine learning/artificial intelligence methods.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

"We don't always know the full significance of the specimens we collect. New technologies, ideas or expertise often find surprising ways to utilize existing specimens to make new discoveries."

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

I showed him how to set up his graphs, how to utilize the tables in his textbook, and how to reduce experimental findings to mathematical formulas.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Amazon’s robotaxi effort Zoox, which utilizes a purpose-built vehicle with no steering wheel or gas pedal, started charging for its first paid rides in Las Vegas last month.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Argentine choreographer Gabriela Carrizo makes her debut directing opera and utilizes her alarmingly vibrant Belgian dance company, Peeping Tom.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

SpaceX utilizes an industry-dominating launch business to support Starlink and, eventually, its artificial-intelligence wing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Gleich, who was also Utah’s democratic nominee for Senate in 2024, utilizes her online platform of nearly 400,000 combined followers to raise awareness about the Stratos project.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

I think the difference between a lie and a story is that a story utilizes the trappings and appearance of truth for the interest of the listener as well as of the teller.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Revolut called the incident “a sophisticated external impersonation scam where an unauthorized third party utilized a legitimate government agency domain email to submit fraudulent requests for information.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The company has also utilized mergers and acquisitions to bolster its cybersecurity offerings, closing acquisitions for Veza and Armis earlier this year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

“The U.S. has, for a whole variety of reasons, never utilized a technical ‘dead man’s switch,'” historian Garrett Graff, an expert on continuity of government, told the Associated Press.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

In her 1987 essay, “The Site of Memory,” she utilized a river as a metaphor to discuss how imagination excavates forgotten histories and people.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Actually, two clocks are utilized, one for each player.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“You can generate more volume and more applications by utilizing AI, but volume in the marketplace is not necessarily what gets you hired,” Link, SHRM’s chief human-resources officer, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

And much like Parsons, Hopper, and the other established columnists of the fan magazine era, there’s a push towards utilizing these same studios to further one’s brand.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

"The Department is utilizing every available tool to meet the demands of our current operations."

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Tokyo pledges that Japan will become "the world's most-friendly country for developing and utilizing AI".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

I phoned Landsdoff at the New Institute for Advanced Study, about the possibility of utilizing the pair-production nuclear photoeffect for exploratory work in biophysics.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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