uses up

verb

present tense third-person singular of use up
as in spends
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 uses up Blooming uses up a lot of the plant’s energy, and afterward the orchid needs a period of rest to recover for the next blooming cycle. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026 Above a certain temperature, the system starts to work against itself; the furious beating of cilia uses up any oxygen the coral’s tissues can absorb, and then the polyps can suffocate in the less oxygenated water. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 These theatres are also combined with Dolby Atmos audio, which offers a technically superior 3D dimensional sound that uses up to 64-channels to pinpoint sound in space. — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The group uses up data on 32 safety measures to evaluate hospitals. — Eva Flowe may 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026 The site is zoned C-MX-8, which generally allows a mix of uses up to 8 stories. — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026 The Firmware Updater uses up rare lunum to increase Hugh’s health, boost his weapons or improve Diana’s hacking. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026 To power the generators and light the tent city, the site uses up to 12,000 gallons of diesel. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026 First, a large plant generally uses up more water than a small one, all else equal. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uses up
  1. spends
  2. consumes
  3. drains
  4. exhausts
  5. plays out
  6. reduces
  7. uses
  8. absorbs
Verb
  • That hasn’t changed much on Heavy Is the Crown, especially since Cordae spends a chunk of this otherwise fleet and playful album lagging behind his sparring partner.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Much of what corporate America spends on AI today funds exploratory pilots, a far cry from commercial deployments that generate measurable productivity gains.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of spends
Verb
  • The company said the design consumes approximately 30 percent less fuel than comparable conventional aircraft.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Not every abnormal reading is an emergency, yet every alert consumes clinical attention.
    — Ayush Jain, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of consumes
Verb
  • The weak low-end response drains some instruments of their heft.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Constantly saying 'yes' to everything and everyone drains us of time and energy.
    — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of drains
Verb
  • That pretty much exhausts the points of agreement between the pro- and anti-Proposition 40 camps.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of occupying both sides with large cooling vents, air enters toward the front of the station and exhausts through the rear.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausts
Verb
  • But some in the city are waiting to see how a separate court battle in Boston over changes to multiple national parks, including the President’s House, plays out for answers.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • Cook, who has remained in the post while the case plays out, called the allegations a pretext to oust her over monetary policy differences.
    — Will Dunham, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of plays out
Verb
  • The anti-immigrant movement reduces kids to constitutional hypotheticals and demographic statistics.
    — Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That gives Jaylen Warren a favorable matchup and reduces the need for Aaron Rodgers to force throws downfield.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of reduces
Verb
  • 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
Definition of uses
Verb
  • The motor absorbs the worst of steep hill climbs, dramatically reducing stress on the kneecap.
    — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Rothman described her as a careful listener who absorbs information quickly and could be trusted when events overtake the script.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of absorbs

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