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Utilize is "use" but focusing on the thing being used rather than what it's used for.

I utilized my calculus textbook to prop up my monitor. I used my calculus textbook to prop up my monitor.

In the first, I'm looking for a use for the book and that's what I could do with it. In the second, I need to raise my monitor, and the calculus book was handy.



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