as in spending
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 using up
No bread allowed here; pudding is great for using up extra milk.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
The project is based on Ielmini’s preliminary work into closed-loop in-memory computing (CL-IMC), highlighting its potential for faster computation while using up to 5,000 times less energy than digital systems.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
The strategy of using up existing plastic bags before the law takes effect was also employed by the Save Mart Cos.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Control the device with your voice using up to 18 different commands.
—Nora Colomer
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
The project is based on Ielmini’s preliminary work into closed-loop in-memory computing (CL-IMC), highlighting its potential for faster computation while using up to 5,000 times less energy than digital systems.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
The strategy of using up existing plastic bags before the law takes effect was also employed by the Save Mart Cos.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Control the device with your voice using up to 18 different commands.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for using up
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Utilities are spending billions of dollars upgrading their aging infrastructure, while data centers are prompting a surge in demand for electricity.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Wagner Moura Basking in the sun outside The Times newsroom ahead of his digital cover shoot last month, Wagner Moura seemed exceptionally relaxed about spending his Tuesday afternoon in El Segundo with a bunch of journalists.—
Matt Brennan
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Osteoporosis can also be caused by certain unhealthy habits, such as being sedentary, consuming excessive alcohol and using tobacco.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Because of its lingering ripening period, some gardeners wait until the fruit drops before consuming it.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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These forces are colliding, and the consequences are playing out in markets, workplaces, and societies around the world.—
Alan H.H. Fleischmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Nancy’s disappearance, in addition to playing out as television, has also played out through television.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the storks suffered when developers and agriculture operations began the ditching and draining that eventually compromised some 35% of South Florida's wetlands, where the majority of the birds nested.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Use a rich, well-draining, loamy soil mix rich in organic matter.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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Still, investors in tech giants are growing nervous because these firms are essentially exhausting their available capital to fund the infrastructure buildout, according to Luria.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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But some districts are hitting their ninth snow day of the year, exhausting the stockpile.—
Brooke Muckerman,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
4 Feb. 2026
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Those two factors caused the program to start drawing down its reserves around 2009, much sooner than had been projected in 2021 and 2022, according to Nuñez.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Unlike younger workers who can adjust their savings rate or delay retirement to recover from market downturns, retirees drawing down their portfolios need immediate access to funds.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The reversal follows a string of high-profile shootings involving federal immigration agents in which eyewitness statements and video evidence have called into question claims made to justify using deadly force.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The system responded within milliseconds, fast enough to support real-time reactions such as pulling away from harmful contact or reducing applied force during interaction.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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Republicans argued the bill would accomplish little in the way of reducing rates and would demonize utility executives.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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