Synonyms for used
yuzd or, for 4 , yustused

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1. usedadjective

   That is or has or have been used.

   The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.

   Synonyms:
   second-hand, pre-owned

   Antonyms:
   new, unused

Princeton's WordNet

1. secondhand, usedadjective

   previously used or owned by another

   "bought a secondhand (or used) car"

2. usedadjective

   employed in accomplishing something

   "the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war"- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker

3. exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimisedadjective

   (of persons) taken advantage of

   "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"

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1. List of paraphrases for "used":

   use, utilized, employed, uses, utilised, applied, employee, using, accustomed, served, exploited, spent, employees, utilizes, utilize, consumed, operated, resorted, second-hand, invoked, usada, appeal, implemented, utilization

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1. Engin Kirda:

   I'm concerned about the fact that facial recognition is being used, and I'm concerned that you can point the camera at a person and their name could pop up.

2. Mounira Al-Naimi:

   They're just going to have to get used to it, because it's happening.

3. Diomarcos Prado:

   It is like talking to a brick wall, i applied for a supervisor job. Then 350 other people did the same - people that used to earn much higher salaries. Managers are competing against supervisors and analysts.

4. James Hardy:

   Where it used to have a few, small concrete platforms, it now has full islands with helipads, airstrips, harbors, and facilities to support large numbers of troops, we can see that this is a methodical, well-planned campaign to create a chain of air and sea capable fortresses across the center of the Spratly Islands chain.

5. Ben Rhodes:

   Because when you distilled it, stripped out the racism and misogyny, we’d run against Hillary eight years ago with the same message Trump had used: She’s part of a corrupt establishment that can’t be trusted to bring change.