as in accustomed
being in the habit or custom
my grandmother has spent her whole life on the farm and is used to working hard
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as in utilized
to put into action or service
I will need to use the large hammer for this project
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as in treated
to behave toward in a stated way
the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers
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as in exploited
to take unfair advantage of
I was paying for everything on our little outing, and I was starting to feel like I was being used
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Recent Examples of used
Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Common menu items have paired fruity flavors and chili powder, or used sauces like hot honey and gochujang, a red chili paste that’s a popular Korean condiment.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
They are used for a quick pop of color on the front porch but generally look good about as long as a bowl of guacamole in the refrigerator.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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Trade-in prices have been temporarily boosted for this sale, but if shoppers don’t have a used device to hand over OnePlus will knock a further $100 off the final price.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Common menu items have paired fruity flavors and chili powder, or used sauces like hot honey and gochujang, a red chili paste that’s a popular Korean condiment.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
These guns were used against each other during the Second Boer War.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
They are used for a quick pop of color on the front porch but generally look good about as long as a bowl of guacamole in the refrigerator.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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Streaming also may be cutting into live theater's sales as some viewers have grown accustomed to, and now prefer, enjoying entertainment at home.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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For example, one of my clients, a high-net-worth individual with a portfolio heavily weighted in corporate bonds, became accustomed to the tight spreads of recent years.Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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The current findings utilized the shape memory effect of SMAs to recover the ILMs’ shape by adding heat.Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Researchers utilized Free, Prior and Informed Consent as an indicator.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Herbert said Bates was treated at an area hospital for scalp injuries, released the same day and taken to jail.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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The fight was originally scheduled for July 20 but had to be postponed when Tyson was treated for a stomach ulcer after falling ill on a flight.Schuyler Dixon, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Amos’ daughter also claimed that her brother had impersonated their dad in communications, disregarded his medical needs, mishandled his finances and exploited and eroded his legacy.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Instead, these innovations were exploited by others who saw potential.Dileep Rao, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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When applied to each state’s eight individual grades used in my scorecard, this geeky math shows California’s grades had the highest deviation.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Also helpful was the fact that Jardin served as his own editor.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
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There’s an undeniable, intoxicating mystique embedded into every inch of the five-story building, which once primarily served as a cafeteria and community hub frequented by some of the city’s greatest creatives, from sci-fi author Ray Bradbury to Walt Disney.Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Bozanich, who did not believe that José Menendez abused the brothers, said that even if their account is accepted as true, they were still convicted of gunning down their parents in cold blood.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The dismissals by the social media giant targeted those who had consistently abused the system over an extended period.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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For the Spanish-language Dracula, Universal employed a different director, actors and crew to work at night on the same sets — and in many of the same costumes — that were used during the day for the Tod Browning version that made Bela Lugosi a legend.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Later in 2019, the woman claims that she was physically dominated and raped by Brooks while employed for an event.Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Used.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/used. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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