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use(noun, verb, phrasal verb, hold, drop)
27
apply(verb, activity, drop, take)
24
utilize(verb, activity, take, go)
17
exercise(verb, activity, business, take)
16
take(verb, action, hold, work)
15
expend(verb, activity, drop, give)
13
operate(verb, activity, take, work)
13
put to use(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb)
12
wield(verb, hold, take, work)
12
exploit(verb, take, work, accept)
12
manipulate(verb, activity, take, work)
12
spend(verb, drop, give, work)
11
exert(verb, work, accept, run)
10
work(noun, verb, business, action, take)
9
adopt(verb, activity, work, accept)
9
handle(verb, hold, take, work)
8
consume(verb, hold, drop, go)
8
take up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go)
7
engross(verb, hold, waste, interest)
7
practice(verb, work, accept, run)
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