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
This recipe is one of the best ways to use up a bumper crop of zucchini.
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Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
Fry up some ham, or simply use up cold breakfast ham, and you're set with quite the traditional lunch that many Southern kids are familiar with.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
New York can use up to three retention spots this trade deadline, which would be a shrewd way to collect middle-round draft picks.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Banking consolidation efforts can typically use up logistical resources during integration and pose distractions to management boards, analysts have warned.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
Fry up some ham, or simply use up cold breakfast ham, and you're set with quite the traditional lunch that many Southern kids are familiar with.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
New York can use up to three retention spots this trade deadline, which would be a shrewd way to collect middle-round draft picks.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Banking consolidation efforts can typically use up logistical resources during integration and pose distractions to management boards, analysts have warned.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for use up
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Sports Afterward, the Bills quietly receded from playoff contention and spent years in the football wilderness with 10 different head coaches and 20 starting quarterbacks.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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While countries in Western Europe are debating spending more on their militaries, those closer to Moscow have already acted.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Just remember that staying engaged and aware of the type of ASMR content children consume is key to ensuring a safe and positive experience, stresses Dr. Adusei.—
Holly Garcia,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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By Sunday, the flames had consumed over 28,000 acres across the Baja California peninsula.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The result is a graceful character study that explores why someone’s capacity for warmth seems to have long been drained.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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During her post-surgery recovery, simple tasks like bending over became incredibly difficult, leaving her feeling both physically and emotionally drained.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the last of those emergency dollars are being exhausted this fiscal year and won’t be available to help in the next two-year state budget, which Lamont will propose to lawmakers on Feb. 5.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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Two of those teenagers, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, lay flat on their backs at full time, exhausted by yet another 90 minutes.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Similar disasters have played out recently around the world, including the 2023 Lahaina fire on Maui’s northwest coast, and July 2024 fires in Viña del Mar, Chile.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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Many Americans have watched long-term care play out for a parent or grandparent.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Putin has already drawn down Russia’s rainy day funds by depleting its once-formidable foreign exchange reserves, and nobody is willing to fund Russian government deficits by buying unwanted Russian bonds.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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With the civil war now concluded, Trump would presumably favor drawing down U.S. forces in the country.—
Steven Simon,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Jan. 2025
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Working with a sliding scale provider, as mentioned above, is another great way to reduce costs.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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Princess Anne has no plans to reduce her royal duties as her peers reach retirement age.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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These artifacts provide a fascinating glimpse into the craftsmanship and design of helmets used by early Scandinavian societies.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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Still, its clarity prompted Corbet to use 16 mm film in some montages and then blow it up to 70 mm for exhibition.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Use up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/use%20up. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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