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verb

  • To be employed or operated for a specific purpose or task.
  • To be exploited or manipulated by another person for their own benefit.

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Base-editing technology could one day be used to help parents avoid discarding embryos in the IVF process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The vaccine's super-antigen can be used with several different vaccine delivery platforms.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

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  • put into service
  • brought into play
  • made a tool of

Possible Antonyms

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  • gathering dust
  • unutilized
  • treated as an equal

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