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noun

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Recent Examples of reuse
Verb
The company plans to reuse a key component of the launch vehicle for the first time. — An ancient reptile relative made tiny clawed footprints that were fossilized in 356 million-year-old rock. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 25 May 2025 Theoretically such programs, which have been adopted in other states, including Washington, Oregon and Colorado, spur technological innovation and potentially create circular economies — where products are designed to be reused, recycled or composted. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
Herzog & de Meuron — known for projects such as Tate Modern in London, the de Young Museum in San Francisco and the Park Avenue Armory in New York — has made a specialty of adaptive reuse, or transforming existing structures. Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 20 May 2025 Over the decades, it’s expanded its global retail footprint as well as its dedication to repairing its own worn gear for continued reuse. Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reuse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reuse
Verb
  • The initiative draws water from the L.A. River in downtown L.A., cleans it and uses it to irrigate Los Angeles State Historic Park.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 June 2025
  • In 2024, Summers performed an Off-Broadway show about his life titled The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, which used Double Dare to tell his life story.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Some customers will feel comfortable booking a trip using a mobile application.
    Miguel McInnis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • The revenue from the fees, according to the legislation, would go toward U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which processes immigration applications like green cards and visas and is already mostly funded by the fees collected with these services.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Treatments include massages utilizing a mixture of orange, clove, ginger and seaweed, or emulating the movements of the sea to relieve muscular tension; a seaweed leaf wrap to soften and nourish the skin and skin renewal facials.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • The abominable snowman terrorized the North Pole with his size and sheer power, but by the end of the show, Santa Claus and the elves found a way to turn perceived negatives into actual positives by utilizing the snowman’s height to place a star at the top of the Christmas tree.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Spire doesn’t charge a mark up on natural gas usage, which makes up almost 50% of an energy bill.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2025
  • The team is focused on better fastball usage to set up those other pitches — keeping hitters off the secondary scent.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 June 2025

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“Reuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reuse. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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