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verb

present tense third-person singular of reuse
as in uses
to put (something) to use again I can reuse that empty container for another purpose.

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noun

plural of reuse
as in applications

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That approach reuses existing infrastructure, including the tub, the drain and the space, while adding the cooling and filtration components that make consistent cold immersion possible. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 The song was paired with a lyric video that reuses two-decade-old footage shot by collaborator Cliff Watts, who also photographed Beyoncé’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026 That’s an awfully bold move from Motorola, considering the foldable is powered by the same chip as the 2024 and 2025 models and also reuses the design and screens from previous generations. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026 To conserve water, Terry built a system that captures groundwater on-site and reuses it for irrigation, creating a dry-creek-style basin that collects runoff. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026 When the account holder reuses a password across accounts, hackers can test that breach data directly against the recordkeeper's login portal. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026 Glass bottles of water (the resort has its own filtration plant) replace single-use plastic, and the property reuses most of its runoff water for the gardens. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026 And Blue Origin reuses a booster but runs into orbit issues. — Sara Marley, Bloomberg, 19 Apr. 2026 Because these capabilities are built on common data and integration layers, each additional use case reuses existing components, lowering incremental cost and time‑to‑value and creating a compounding advantage. — Leon Gordon, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reuses
  1. uses
  2. applications
  3. utilizes
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  • The Flock fallout is expanding with Hopkinton, Massachusetts, joining the growing number of Commonwealth communities turning off the technology that uses cameras to scan license plates and record details like a car's make, model and color.
    — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Buffalo Grove, which also uses joint purchasing through Lake County, plans to purchase salt from other sources to cover its need.
    — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of uses
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  • The county measure also speeds up approvals because rezoning applications don’t require an amendment to the underlying comprehensive development plan required by state law, typically a prolonged process.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Other initial products include a specialized quadruped for security applications and a humanoid robot platform for educators and researchers.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of applications
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  • The design utilizes otherwise dead space under the access stairs and jumping platforms and transforms them into equipment rooms to hide away pumps and other accessories while keeping them easily accessible for maintenance.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Saturday, utilizes 56,000 square feet of indoor space to host more than 200 vendors, sword-fighting, costume contests, live musicians, mermaids, fairies and photo ops.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Reuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reuses. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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