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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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Novo Nordisk currently reuses some process water in cooling towers, where the water helps remove excess heat before eventually evaporating. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 Eco effort The hotel is equipped with a new Bionest system which reuses storm water and wastewater to irrigate the surrounding greenery. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Good standardization reuses what stays the same and adjusts the answer only where the context changes. — Erum Manzoor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The winery also has solar panels that generate about 100,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, more than enough to cover its energy needs, along with heat pumps and a system that cleans and reuses wastewater. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reuses
  1. uses
  2. applications
  3. utilizes
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  • The researchers focused on molten salt reactors, an advanced nuclear reactor design that uses molten salts in its operation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And uses the appropriate singular word for each when addressing just one.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
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  • Future quantum applications The team sees potential applications in electronics that consume less power and switch states rapidly.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The legislation would mandate organ donation signup boxes on federal tax forms and applications for benefits, possibly creating tens of thousands of new donors.
    — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of applications
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  • Gosling is in every scene of the 156-minute movie, and he’s called upon to play every note on the tonal scale in a performance that utilizes his razor-sharp comic timing before moving into emotionally devastating registers.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
  • By contrast, the new fabric utilizes the visible white light that's already being used in hospitals.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
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