USE UP Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

use up

verb

Definition of use up next

as in to spend

to make complete use of we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles

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Recent Examples of use up The group uses up data on 32 safety measures to evaluate hospitals. —

Eva Flowe may 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026 According to a report from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, large data centers can use up to 5 million gallons of water per day. —

Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 11 May 2026 The justices typically won't finalize a decision until the losing side has used up the time they're given to ask that a case be reheard. —

Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 May 2026 This lightly sweet potato salad is a great way to use up leftover ham. —

Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for use up

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The neighborhood It’d be easy to spend a week around Nay Palad’s beachfront area, alternating between dips in the pool, reading books in a hammock, and tours around the gin-clear water in a see-through kayak—but on-the-up Siargao is well worth exploring.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
What this narrative neglects are all the ways treatment might cause terrible side effects, or the long period one spends being sick, and how one’s identity may have changed in the interim.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026