utilize
verb
uti·lize
ˈyü-tə-ˌlīz 
utilized; utilizing
: to make use of : turn to practical use or account
I'm a great person for utilizing waste power—
Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Examples of utilize in a Sentence
Many of the library's resources are not utilized by townspeople.
we must utilize all the tools at our disposal
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Read highlights a vendor that’s utilizing a Styrofoam alternative made from shrimp shells to sculpt with.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
The fight isn’t over, with garden Executive Director Joseph Reiver vowing a challenge beyond the state’s highest court that this week sided with NYC in its effort to utilize the lot, but this seems like an unnecessary and losing battle.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
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Lyons’ book also utilized a long, taped conversation with Kathy Bauer, the real-life Benny’s wife, as a dispatch from this dirty-fingernail netherworld.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
Universal spent nearly $2 million to market the movie, plenty of which went to utilizing television marketing in its earliest stages, using a slew of prime-time network spots that introduced the film to a huge audience in nifty 30-second blocks.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
The fight isn’t over, with garden Executive Director Joseph Reiver vowing a challenge beyond the state’s highest court that this week sided with NYC in its effort to utilize the lot, but this seems like an unnecessary and losing battle.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
Tells Real-Life Tales of the Country's Most Notorious Motorcycle Gang
'Dune: Part Two' Is Bigger, Bolder — and Yes, Even Better — Than Part One
Lyons’ book also utilized a long, taped conversation with Kathy Bauer, the real-life Benny’s wife, as a dispatch from this dirty-fingernail netherworld.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
Universal spent nearly $2 million to market the movie, plenty of which went to utilizing television marketing in its earliest stages, using a slew of prime-time network spots that introduced the film to a huge audience in nifty 30-second blocks.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
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utilize
verb
uti·lize
ˈyüt-ᵊl-ˌīz
utilized; utilizing
: to make use of especially for a certain job
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