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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an used tire
used standards
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Recent Examples of used
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
Reminiscent of American and British civilian involvement during World War II – which ranged from the collecting of used foil to women working in factories – Ukraine’s civilian drone assembly operation is a critical factor in many army units’ ability to stave off an encroaching enemy.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
This was the 16th mission for the first-stage booster, which was used on Crew-5, CRS-28 and NG-20 among other missions, making another recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Regarding that first story point, Jimmy is out to buy Alice a (used) car, which leads him to the doorstep of Smulders’ Sophie, a single mom with a yellow Volkswagen listed for $5,000.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
Reminiscent of American and British civilian involvement during World War II – which ranged from the collecting of used foil to women working in factories – Ukraine’s civilian drone assembly operation is a critical factor in many army units’ ability to stave off an encroaching enemy.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
Babygirl is something that Keith has always used for me.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
This was the 16th mission for the first-stage booster, which was used on Crew-5, CRS-28 and NG-20 among other missions, making another recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Their comparisons to other, more familiar campaigns highlight how accustomed people have become to generic advertising.Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The pacing may take some getting used to for viewers more accustomed to western TV, and it's subtitled-only, but this C-drama is out of this world.Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Your body feels the cue for how the space is intended to be utilized.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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How was the space utilized—for collaboration or independent work?Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lipton revealed in 2004 that she had been diagnosed with colon cancer and treated for it.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hauser’s jaded ranch foreman Rip Wheeler, who first came to John Dutton as a young boy on the run after killing his stepfather to protect his mother, learned how to be a cowboy from John who treated him like a son.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Report Notes Staffing Problem The task force found that Thomas Crooks, the gunman in Butler, Pennsylvania, exploited security gaps caused by insufficient staffing and resources.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Guan and his team then decided to write malware that exploited this security flaw to infect roughly 81,000 firewall devices around the world in a three-day period.Sam Sabin, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Then, assess what the metric tells you to determine where changes would best be applied.Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who has filled out their tax return applied for a driver’s license, or booked a doctor’s appointment knows how frustratingly antiquated government services can feel.Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Moreover, the use of white draws parallels with NASA's Apollo 11 mission aesthetics, where white served a crucial functional role as a heat shield.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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His late grandmother was a philanthropist who served as a trustee for the Baltimore Opera Company, on a county tourism board, and with groups such as the American Citizens for Italian Matters, according to an obituary from Loyola University, where her husband had been a trustee.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The other permissions that should never be granted to any app unless absolutely necessary is Accessibility Services, which are system tools that can be abused by malware to take control of devices and their key system functions.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Lucero family alleges her daughter was abused 75 times.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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According to his lawsuit, Doe was employed by a private security firm in 2007, when he was asked to work at one of Combs’ White Parties at the producer’s estate in East Hampton, New York.Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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In 2007, Doe said he was employed at the private security firm that was hired to work the party.Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Used.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/used. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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