Not working
Used up and not working are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Used up" instead an adjective phrase "Not working".
Used up
Not working and used up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Not working" instead an adjective "Used up".
Both terms in one sentence
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Since nobody particularly enjoys having to take the blame, it's much easier to say that someone's cursed the performance and that's why the line was dropped/the prop broke/all of the hairspray is completely used up/the microphones are not working.
Source: The Scottish Trope
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Used up and Not working. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_working/used_up
Not working & Used up. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_working/used_up>.
Used up or Not working. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_working/used_up.
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