usages

noun

plural of usage
as in uses
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose the machine's warranty does not cover malfunctions that result from improper usage

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Recent Examples of usages The Montour Trail sees upwards of 400,000 trail usages yearly. — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Yet another defense is that at least some usages of Daniels’ NIL are newsworthy. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Save the most expensive ones for the most critical and revenue-generating usages. — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Pitch-calling from the dugout may be at the center of this battle and is one of the usages the league appears to be targeting. — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 July 2026 And the deepfake usages, while clearly labeled as satire when Deep Voodoo does it, can still contribute to a culture of mistrust online. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026 These usages are meant to tell us something about the state of contemporary politics in the United States—although exactly what is not always clear. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026 Some of the earliest kind of public usages of this license plate loophole, so to speak, are with RVs. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026 For consumers who have a passion for the Escalade and Escalade V, the IQ is just another alternative to the monstrosity SUV that serves every possible purpose in modern day vehicle usages. — Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
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  1. uses
  2. applications
  3. exercises
Noun
  • The artificial-intelligence titan resisted Pentagon demands concerning uses of its technology that included mass surveillance and autonomous lethal weapons.
    — Scott M. Curran, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The implementation of these checks and balances can be seen as tactical and their uses have evolved over time in ways the Founders might not have envisioned.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of uses
Noun
  • Instead of being limited to the manufacturer’s stock features, the display can become an endpoint for Home Assistant, MQTT and custom applications.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
  • While earlier sitcom crews met up at a coffee shop or a bar, young people like Billie—who spends her days submitting dozens of job applications without a single reply—are scarcely in a position to treat the city as their playground.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of applications
Noun
  • One of Presner’s class exercises has students use language models to build historical narratives, then manipulate them.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Washington provides New Delhi with access to intelligence, advanced military technology, joint exercises, and a wider network of security partnerships.
    — C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exercises

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“Usages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usages. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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