exploitative
adjective
ex·ploit·ative
ik-ˈsplȯi-tə-tiv 
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
: exploiting or tending to exploit
especially
: unfairly or cynically using another person or group for profit or advantage
exploitative terms of employment
an exploitative film
exploitatively
adverb
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This move is designed to limit exploitative discovery before any direct interaction can occur.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Yet these gains also came with consequences: child labor, exploitative working conditions, environmental degradation and social dislocation.
—Kevin Brady, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
But doing so feels exploitative, like an insult to his memory.
—Kristen McGuiness, People.com, 11 July 2025
However, things don't go exactly as planned when Sonny butts heads with newcomer Joshua Pearce and brings his exploitative tactics to the track.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 27 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Yet these gains also came with consequences: child labor, exploitative working conditions, environmental degradation and social dislocation.
—Kevin Brady, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
But doing so feels exploitative, like an insult to his memory.
—Kristen McGuiness, People.com, 11 July 2025
However, things don't go exactly as planned when Sonny butts heads with newcomer Joshua Pearce and brings his exploitative tactics to the track.
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 27 June 2025
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“Exploitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitative. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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