capitalize on
verb
capitalized on; capitalizing on; capitalizes on
: to get an advantage from (something, such as an event or situation)
They were able to capitalize on our mistakes.
She capitalized on her new fame by writing a book.
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With less than a month to go, candidates are doing everything to get the edge — as well as capitalize on their opponent’s missteps.
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
President Joe Biden and his party had previously faced blame for inflation, which Trump capitalized on in his comeback campaign, but now Republicans shoulder the brunt of voters' angst.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Rapid City, which promotes itself as the City of Presidents, will capitalize on the country's 250th anniversary with the Real America Birthday Bash planned for downtown on July 1-4.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Two decades later, Shuter is using his Substack, Naughty but Nice, to capitalize on the eternal appetite for the sort of outrageously lowbrow material once only found in the pages of gossip rags like the Enquirer.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
President Joe Biden and his party had previously faced blame for inflation, which Trump capitalized on in his comeback campaign, but now Republicans shoulder the brunt of voters' angst.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Rapid City, which promotes itself as the City of Presidents, will capitalize on the country's 250th anniversary with the Real America Birthday Bash planned for downtown on July 1-4.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Two decades later, Shuter is using his Substack, Naughty but Nice, to capitalize on the eternal appetite for the sort of outrageously lowbrow material once only found in the pages of gossip rags like the Enquirer.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
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“Capitalize on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitalize%20on. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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