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Princeton's WordNet

  1. exploitation, victimization, victimisation, usingnoun

    an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

    "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"

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  1. using

    "Using" refers to the act of taking or employing something for a particular purpose, make a particular type of action, or to utilize something to get a particular result or effect. It can also denote the act of consuming or applying a resource, product, or service. This term is very broad and its specific meaning can change significantly depending on the context in which it is used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Using

    of Use

Editors Contribution

  1. usingverb

    Verb form of the word use.

    They were using their love to create unity, harmony and peace.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'using' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #346

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'using' in Written Corpus Frequency: #551

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of using in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of using in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of using in a Sentence

  1. Keith Nothacker:

    The blood alcohol monitoring devices used in legal and medical circles are big and bulky, like a ball and chain for the ones using it, we wanted to make something people would want to wear.

  2. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Marchese:

    Is there a cautionary tale here? Yes, it's a cautionary tale to everyone to be careful when you are using social media.

  3. Wendy Freedman:

    The GMT will herald the beginning of a new era in astronomy. The GMT will reveal the first objects to emit light in the universe, explore the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter, and identify potentially habitable planets in the Earth's galactic neighborhood, the decision by the GMTO partner institutions to start construction is a crucial milestone on our journey to making these amazing discoveries using state-of-the-art science, technology and engineering.

  4. Tami Fitzgerald:

    The NBA should be ashamed of The NBA for using North Carolina — particularly The NBA young girls — as a political pawn for an out-of-touch agenda that compromises both dignity interests and privacy rights.

  5. Catherine Daly:

    It's going to take a lot to move people away from using prostaglandins, which have a long track record.

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