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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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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

“Treasury is not going to utilize its entire rainy day fund to fund its buyback program. This is not exactly Draghi-esque, a do-whatever-it-takes moment. This is not Ben Bernanke’s bazooka,” Brusuelas said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 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

But recently, following a drop in delivery volume and disagreements over how to best utilize the robots, Uber sold all of its stake in Serve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Let’s explore ways to utilize familiar pedagogies to approximate the core cultural values associated with music in West African culture.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The onboard AI utilizes computer vision, allowing the drone to analyze images from its onboard sensors.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

But Mr. Tommasini also utilizes more recent academic scholarship, as well as personal interviews with individuals such as the opera star Leontyne Price, who viewed Anderson as a role model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

The project utilizes abundant West Texas natural gas, which currently faces weak market prices due to limited pipeline capacity.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 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

Fontaine maintained the best evaluations come when scouting is utilized along with numbers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

It’s because Morello is a musical polymath who has utilized his fame to allow himself to make whatever kind of music he wants to be making.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

“We utilized the money that was still remaining to pay down the recovery funds that were requested,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

The photographic technologies utilized begin with daguerreotypes and include stereoscopic prints, a cyanotype, gelatin silver prints, large-format chromogenic works and images created with digital manipulation, neatly demonstrating the show’s long time span.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The earliest farming communities there in the seventh millennium B.C. utilized wheat, barley, and other crops that had been previously domesticated in the Fertile Crescent and that evidently spread to the Indus Valley through Iran.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Another Facebook user posted an image of Waymos utilizing chargers at an Electrify America Station in St. Louis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Bloom is a behind-the-meter power generator utilizing fuel cells, while Solaris, also an onsite power developer, uses natural gas-powered turbines and other equipment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

And then there’s Sen. Jon Husted, utilizing all the glute strength he can muster to fend off a challenge from Democratic ex-Sen.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

U.S. farmers are increasingly utilizing drones to spray their farmland, says the American Farm Bureau Federation in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

And so Butler went against his training, screaming like a demon and utilizing the most vulgar combat actions.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer


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