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
Get the Recipe 06 of 13 Vegetable Soup Many readers noted this was a staple dinner for using up in-season vegetables, or making do with frozen veggies, in a convenient way to feed a whole family.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Of course, using up all that brain energy can work up an appetite.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
By the end of this decade, some studies project, data centers could use up to 12 percent of all the electricity the U.S. produces.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The Broncos hit on several of their positional targets, used up a big chunk of their roughly $41 million in cap space and currently check in among the top 10 league-wide in total free agency spending (sixth) and total guarantees (eighth) according to OvertheCap’s tracking.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Of course, using up all that brain energy can work up an appetite.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
By the end of this decade, some studies project, data centers could use up to 12 percent of all the electricity the U.S. produces.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The Broncos hit on several of their positional targets, used up a big chunk of their roughly $41 million in cap space and currently check in among the top 10 league-wide in total free agency spending (sixth) and total guarantees (eighth) according to OvertheCap’s tracking.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for use up
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Take a look at these old Miami favorites April 4, 2025 7:13 AM Miami Beach A mafia boss spent his final years in Miami Beach.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Tabor and Kummer spend many all-nighters analyzing and comparing vessels, ideas, designers, and shipyards.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Early in his career, Ben Lively’s emotions consumed him.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the hospitality sector, large hotels consume significantly more energy due to extensive facilities like multiple restaurants, conference centers, and recreational areas, which drive higher energy usage and waste production.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Until then, the negative effects of import taxes such as rising unemployment and a slowing economy will drain trillions of dollars from the revenues the administration hopes to raise.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Former President Joe Biden drained the reserve of more than 40% of its capacity when gas prices reached record highs, averaging more than $5 a gallon across the U.S. in June 2022.—
Dan McCaleb | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Apr. 2025
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They will be exhausted after Grandma wrangling for 4 hours.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Officers must make life-or-death decisions while exhausted, both physically and emotionally.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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So far the positioning appears to be playing out well.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Don’t miss the clever moves that got Golden here, including the late play out of a timeout that got struggling star Walter Clayton Jr., open for a 3-pointer off a double screen, buried to tie it.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The application asks the justices to lift a judge’s order enabling eight Democratic states suing over the block to immediately draw down $65 million in funds.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
31 Mar. 2025
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United have held their RCF for a while, but didn’t first draw down on it until Q2 in the 2020-21 season.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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This should reduce prep time from over 24 hours to about 15 minutes.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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The tax cuts that the Legislature is pushing through this session, including the property tax relief bill, could reduce the state’s general fund by about $450 million.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors said Mahdi constantly used brutality to solve his problems.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team used surrogate dogs -- since adopted through the humane society -- to help give birth to the dire wolves, which are white.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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