Sustenance
Sustenance noun - Something that maintains or stimulates the intellect.
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Use and sustenance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Use" instead a noun "Sustenance".
Use
Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.
Sustenance and use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sustenance" instead a noun "Use".
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The Ethereals are Abusive Precursors to the other alien species, having uplifted them all to use as proxy soldiers, tools and psionic sustenance.
Source: Video Game / XCOM: Enemy Unknown -
It's also implied to be true of vampires and werewolves, who sustain themselves by consuming blood and raw meat, respectively, of humans in order to use the magic stored there for sustenance.
Source: Literature / Night Watch -
Hunter frankly admits to it, saying that he and his friend had made a pact that if they were ever in a desperate enough situation and one of them died, the survivor should use the deceased for sustenance.
Source: Series / Hill Street Blues
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