UTILIZATION Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

utilization

noun

Definition of utilization

as in application

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Recent Examples of utilization However, supporters of the idea point out to the savings in fuel costs, higher speeds and sea time allowing greater utilization, tio justify the higher price tag. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 While each bureau uses its own scoring model, business credit scores typically consider factors like payment history, credit utilization, industry risk and public records, such as liens, judgments and bankruptcies. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The 50 schools with the lowest percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch average a 79% utilization rate. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 With two projects reduced and one paused indefinitely, that leaves 60 tiny homes without plans for utilization in the city’s possession. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 In the near term that can raise resource utilization and prices. — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Providing that care can be costly, and it’s often considered a financial loser for health systems, though MDI’s leaders attributed the closure to low utilization. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, employer-plan spending and utilization of GLP-1 drugs — diabetes medications widely used for weight loss — have risen roughly 50 to 65 percent since 2023. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026 Many firms also overestimate their hardware utilization, often running at single-digit percentages. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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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
The tie-up should help some skeptical investors grow more confident that Salesforce — thanks to troves of proprietary customer data housed within its applications — has a role to play in this new AI world.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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Davis shared her thoughts alongside a side-by-side comparison of the costume with 19th-century minstrel imagery, which perpetuated racist stereotypes about Black Americans and involved the use of blackface.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026
But experts on the use of artificial intelligence in combat say that line already has been crossed.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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