Synonyms of leveraging

leveraging

verb

present participle of leverage

as in using

to take unfair advantage of

a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame

Synonyms & Similar Words

• using
• exploiting
• abusing
• manipulating
• milking
• playing (on or upon)
• imposing (on or upon)
• capitalizing (on)
• walking on
• trading on
• cashing in (on)
• working
• pimping
• cheating
• mistreating
• commercializing
• sticking
• soaking
• overcharging
• bleeding
• jerking around
• fleecing
• skinning
• commodifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leveraging

McKinney has focused his campaign on lessening the city’s homelessness crisis by leveraging people into treatment, tackling quality-of-life crimes, and reducing the city’s out-of-control legal costs. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Once a member of Sway House, the frat-like content studio that dominated during the pandemic, Beck is now leveraging his roots (dancing shirtless on TikTok) for something ever-so-slightly less bro-y. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Beijing, meanwhile, accuses Washington of economic coercion while leveraging its dominance over critical supply chains to press the United States and Europe. — Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Urban Architecture Festival, a public program leveraging architecture to activate public spaces and encourage conversations on sustainability and culture in the cities. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

By leveraging its immense manufacturing scale and a vast network of local bike shop partners across the US, the company works with margins that smaller startups couldn’t survive with. — New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

Turnaround initiatives that include inventory clearance, refreshed designs, international expansion and leveraging Crocs' marketing momentum are starting to pay off. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Ellison and Kreiz emphasized that they’re equally invested in spending on original films as in leveraging that gargantuan stable of IP. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Oura has, of course, tried to sell itself as more than a smart ring, leveraging its massive data set and AI tie-ins as part of a more sweeping narrative. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026