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adjective

Definition of used upnext
as in consumed

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used up

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verb

past tense of use up
as in spent
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 Synonyms for used up
  1. spent
  2. consumed
  3. exhausted
  4. used
  5. reduced
Verb
  • Surprisingly little time has been spent on this issue since the war began.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • If each of the 9,000 people convicted spent six months in jail, that would cost counties and/or the state $140 million for the incarceration alone, according to Dave Wells, the local think-tank's research director.
    Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of spent
Verb
  • Gas is responsible for about 75 percent of the electricity consumed in Florida, the complaint states.
    Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • By analyzing these, researchers can determine what types of food ancient people or animals consumed, offering valuable insights into their ecological roles and subsistence practices.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • But the song was not particularly well-received, with many viewing Drake as sounding overly defensive on the track, and also just coming off (understandably) exhausted in general.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
  • White dwarfs are basically the core of dead stars that have exhausted all their hydrogen.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Unless Moscow legally consents that the funds be used for that purpose, key European states will continue to object to spending them for fear of setting a dangerous precedent.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Police spokesman Vernon Davis said whoever took the ATM used a Bobcat skid-steer to rip it out of the concrete.
    Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of used
Verb
  • The combined policies could have reduced or eliminated the education debts of millions of Americans.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Berlin subsequently reduced the size of its series sidebar.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
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