utilize
verb (used with object)
to put to use; turn to profitable account.
has utilized
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present perfectof utilize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Hannah is, like, America’s golden retriever,” Brier says of Berner, who has utilized TikTok in a similar way to build a global audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2024
"She has utilized both male and female names," said Christopher Hassig, commander of the Houston Police Department’s homicide division.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2024
June has utilized software programs to stay productive and organized, yet both hosts are wary of the role that A.I. may play.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2023
WSU has utilized his athleticism in real ways.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
The estimate of man’s personal agency in history is necessarily raised when the faculties he has utilized in gaining his ends are inquired into.
From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various
