REUSING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

reusing

verb

present participle of reuse

as in using

to put (something) to use again I can reuse that empty container for another purpose.

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Recent Examples of reusing What really caught my attention is the possibility of reusing the cleanup spacecraft. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Replacing it with blade pieces offers a separate route for reusing material that would otherwise be difficult to dispose of. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 Some facilities are also experimenting with reusing water across multiple cooling cycles, reducing the need to add fresh water during each cycle. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 Interim County Executive Phil LeVota unveiled a roadmap for reusing the county’s 400-acre sports complex. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 The couple are strong on sustainability, harnessing solar power, reusing grey water for the gardens, and lending bicycles for guests to get around on. — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026 Barrett, her partner and his two teenage sons have been eating on paper plates to avoid doing dishes and reusing cooking water to give to their dog. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Among the possibilities for the site were reusing the existing structure, turning the area into an open space for community events or constructing commercial or residential developments. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 There's no retrieval system for reusing institutional knowledge rather than re-deriving it. — Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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With loans, there is an expectation that the campaign — using donor funds — will pay the candidate back, said Shanna Ports, a senior legal counsel for the nonpartisan watchdog group Campaign Legal Center.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Learning from human demonstrations offers another way to develop skills by using examples of how a task should be performed.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

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Some customers suggest opening the whole thing ahead of Christmas and utilizing the calendar’s components as stocking stuffers.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Just keep in mind that installation involves basic electrical wiring, and fully utilizing the camera requires an ongoing Ring Protect subscription.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

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