as in to use
to put (something) to use again
I can reuse that empty container for another purpose.
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Recent Examples of reuse
Simmone Shah, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Busch Gardens initially planned to pay tribute to the Big Bad Wolf without reusing the ride’s original name.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025
So how does that garment have enough value to fund the collection, repair, sorting, export, resorting, preparation for reuse, resale?
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Around the world, some clinics are reconsidering what items can be reused or recycled, as well as beginning to phase out an anesthetic known as desflurane, one bottle of which is equivalent to driving a gas car 2,200 miles..
—Simmone Shah, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Busch Gardens initially planned to pay tribute to the Big Bad Wolf without reusing the ride’s original name.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
The firm also has ample experience with adaptive reuse and historic preservation projects, such as the conversion of an 1889 mansion into a luxury condominium building.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025
So how does that garment have enough value to fund the collection, repair, sorting, export, resorting, preparation for reuse, resale?
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reuse
Verb
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Mangione handed arriving officers a fake New Jersey ID that was used at the New York City hostel days earlier and was subsequently arrested.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The bonus will also be available to use for Game 3 between the Lakers and Timberwolves in Minnesota.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Many states beefed up staffing during the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting workers from other parts of state unemployment agencies to customer service, but moved them back to their old positions as the spike in applications ebbed, Traub said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The applications were public, so the machinery of the tariff crafting process could be more closely examined.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Denim veteran Piero Turk plugged into his roots in Italian luxury with garments that utilized the comfort of stretch denim without fitting tight on the body.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Apr. 2025
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Although the story is fictional, the movie does offer some insight into the highly secretive voting process the Roman Catholic Church utilizes to choose a new pontiff.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Its elimination could come as a relief for people like Barr, 77, who recently paid nearly $300 for three months of water usage.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Proper supplement usage may help lower the risk of side effects.—
Brittany Lubeck, MS, RDN,
Verywell Health,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Reuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reuse. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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