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- verb Present participle of
use .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
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Examples
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In February 2006 at the TED conference (an exclusive gathering of physicists, artists, futurists, comedians and Al Gore), Han gave a talk using a 36in x 27in touchscreen that wowed people by doing what iPhone users now take for granted: moving things around using his hands and fingers (you can find this on YouTube).
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In February 2006 at the TED conference (an exclusive gathering of physicists, artists, futurists, comedians and Al Gore), Han gave a talk using a 36in x 27in touchscreen that wowed people by doing what iPhone users now take for granted: moving things around using his hands and fingers (you can find this on YouTube).
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In February 2006 at the TED conference (an exclusive gathering of physicists, artists, futurists, comedians and Al Gore), Han gave a talk using a 36in x 27in touchscreen that wowed people by doing what iPhone users now take for granted: moving things around using his hands and fingers (you can find this on YouTube).
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Among the prevalent habits of students by which the eyes are injured, the same writer mentions the irritation produced by rubbing them on awaking in the morning, a practice which has in some cases occasioned permanent and incurable disease; reading while the body is in a recumbent position; using the eyes too early after the system has been affected with serious disease; exercising them too much in the examination of minute objects; the popular plan of _using green spectacles_, and _the use of tobacco_.
Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes Ira Mayhew 1854
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"I said, 'Don't even bother publishing it if I'm not in it,' " Mr. Glimcher said, adding that he had already looked up his name using the electronic search tool.
The Confessions of a 'Mad Man' Jen Wieczner 2011
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Eco-friendly, earth friendly, and green all usually mean organic, free of insecticides and pesticides, and many times the label using that term supports charities and small local businesses in third-world countries.
Chloe Spencer: Saving The Planet In Style Chloe Spencer 2011
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Eco-friendly, earth friendly, and green all usually mean organic, free of insecticides and pesticides, and many times the label using that term supports charities and small local businesses in third-world countries.
Chloe Spencer: Saving The Planet In Style Chloe Spencer 2011
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The Government loves interfering with all my hobbies, which are roughly described by the phrase "using endangered animals to hunt other endangered animals while leaving my faucet running."
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If you read, it was Jesse Jackson and the NAACP "The title using the 'N' word is morally offensive and socially distasteful," Jackson said in a statement.
Dart Adams presents Black Zombies: The Controversy Surrounding Nas' "Nigger" Album Dart Adams 2008
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He coined the word using the Greek words ‘oxys’ meaning acid and ‘genes’ meaning ‘producer’ as he thought that oxygen was a part of all acids.
What is a Dissolved Oxygen Meter Emii 2007
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