utilize
verb (used with object)
to put to use; turn to profitable account.
utilized
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past participleof utilize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof utilize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
utilizeverb (used with object)to put to use; turn to profitable account.
Example Sentences
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Egyptians in antiquity engaged in sword combat for warfare, but also for competition — Romans utilized swords in gladiator events, rituals and duels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“On average companies are aiming for 60% to 80% of your time being utilized for work during the day,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
U.S. labs have utilized this practice as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“The U.S. has, for a whole variety of reasons, never utilized a technical ‘dead man’s switch,'” historian Garrett Graff, an expert on continuity of government, told the Associated Press.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
I soon learned that on Everest not even the rope—the quintessential climber’s accoutrement—was to be utilized in the time- honored manner.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
