as in to spend
to make complete use of
we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles
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Recent Examples of use up
Prey drive kept squirrels off the bird feeders and used up some of that boundless energy.
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Brian Hare, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024
Studies indicate no safety concerns in long-term use up to five years.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
That’s still enough room to accommodate gestures using up to five fingers, although the trackpad only supports Windows and Linux right now.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
Because when our inventory is used up, it's used up for the United States globally.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Brian Hare, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024
Studies indicate no safety concerns in long-term use up to five years.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
That’s still enough room to accommodate gestures using up to five fingers, although the trackpad only supports Windows and Linux right now.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
Because when our inventory is used up, it's used up for the United States globally.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for use up
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Beth’s final years were spent in and out of treatment centers battling depression.Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Miller spends many hours in the space, whose glass roof is by Global Solarium, not having to worry about soiling the teak table and rattan chairs by Sika or concrete counters by Cement Elegance.David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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In simple terms, your kids are consuming too much junk food.Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Yes, but: The share of Americans who consume news and talk about social issues either in person or online has been steadily decreasing over the last few years, the report found.Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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This approach is exhausting and drains the limited willpower we are meant to conserve.Shane Enete, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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During testing, the charger’s battery was drained to half after just an hour of being plugged into a smartphone, and the phone itself was only powered to around 60 percent battery.Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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The divisive race has left Americans exhausted and on edge, Sonoma State Political Science Professor David McCuan said.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Javonte Williams, Running Back Williams, 24, came to Denver with high expectations after the team exhausted a second-round pick on the North Carolina product back in 2021.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is another positive trait and a prerequisite for any major shift to possibly play out.Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
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The intrigue: As the saga has played out in the headlines and the court of public opinion, MetroHealth used Boutros' repayment of the $1.9 million, plus interest, as evidence of his wrongdoing.Sam Allard, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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With spending outpacing income gains (including disposable income increases that were also up 0.3%), consumers drew down their savings more.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Revenues are down, expenses are up and the city drew down nearly half of its general fund reserves — a pot of money for emergencies— to cover the deficit in last year’s budget, Mejia wrote.Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
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While noting that many Arizona cities have drastically reduced their per capita water demand, Goddard argued that cities will eventually need to find water-sharing arrangements with farms so that cities can pay farmers to use their water in dry times.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Some items that normally retail for upwards of $500 have been reduced to $99 or less.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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The groups’ American Electorate Voter Poll — using a larger Latino sample and additional techniques for polling Hispanics — flipped that outcome, with Harris winning 56% of Latino men to Trump’s 43%.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/use%20up. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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