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reused

[ ree-yoozd ]

/ riˈyuzd /

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adjective

noting wool that previously has been spun, woven, and used.

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Origin of reused

Words nearby reused

re-up, re-uptake, Reus, reusable, reuse, reused, Reuter, Reuters, Reuther, Reutlingen, rev

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Example sentences from the Web for reused

Satellites can often cost billions of dollars and cannot reconfigured or reused, unlike the X-37B.
The Pentagon’s Secret Space Drone Is Finally Coming Home|Dave Majumdar|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It cost Paul Allen $25 million to win $10 million, and SpaceShipOne, though reusable, was not reused.
Up to a Point: A 'Space Corvette' in Every Garage|P. J. O’Rourke|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The gear will either get sent home, be given to Afghan forces, reused somewhere else, or destroyed.
Downsizing the War: Layoffs and Yard Sales in Afghanistan|Nick Willard|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The gadget goes for $75 and can be reused nearly 40 times before the battery needs to be recharged.
New Gadget Detects Date Rape Drugs, But Will Women Use It?|Natalie Raschke|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

So hot, she reused the picture a year later with another guy.
If Sexting Is So Wrong, Why Does It Feel So Good?|Lizzie Crocker|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The condenser, like all condensers, was a device to convert steam into water, so that it could be reused in the boiler.
All Day September|Roger Kuykendall
In another fragments of valuable metal sent in from the battle-field are melted and reused.
Italy at War and the Allies in the West|E. Alexander Powell
These are ideal for tying the buds in place and may be reused several seasons.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943|Various
The sending of troops could not have reused their fighting spirit.
Out To Win|Coningsby Dawson

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