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uses

NOUN

application; employment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adoption benefit handling help need operation practice purpose service treatment usage value

STRONG

account advantage appliance applicability appropriateness avail call capitalization cause convenience custom end exercise exercising exertion fitness good habit helpfulness mileage mobilization necessity object occasion point profit reason relevance serviceability usability usefulness utility way wont worth

WEAK

wear and tear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage harm hindrance hurt injury

STRONG

inappropriateness loss unsuitability uselessness

VERB

work with; consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept adopt apply control employ exploit handle manage manipulate operate practice run spend utilize wield work

STRONG

bestow capitalize exercise exert exhaust expend govern ply regulate relate waste

WEAK

avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make do with make the most of make use play on press into service put forth put into action put to use put to work run through set in motion take advantage of turn to account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt leave alone let go mismanage misuse neglect reject renounce repudiate stop

STRONG

save

WEAK

abstain

Example Sentences

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Eaton uses a carefully sourced heritage breed bird that’s brined, deboned and served in butter for $35.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Sam Altman says OpenAI’s top token spender uses 100 billion tokens a month — and is not even the world’s leader.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Still as pragmatic and blunt as ever, the Maddy in “Euphoria”’s final season uses her style not as artifice, but as designer armor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

"It's a biohazard and it's hugely unpleasant for the community that uses this river."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“LORE uses the term self-sufficient museum. They have several of these. This is an older version of a virtual assistant. She uses a projection processor, as opposed to an integrated processor.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas