exploitative
adjective
ex·ploit·ative
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ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
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: 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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Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.
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John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Alleging a pattern of financially exploitative tactics, a group of southeastern Wisconsin lawmakers wants the state to tighten its regulation of for-profit colleges.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Of course, different people are more explorative or exploitative at different times.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Some have worked, others are just lurid and exploitative.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Alleging a pattern of financially exploitative tactics, a group of southeastern Wisconsin lawmakers wants the state to tighten its regulation of for-profit colleges.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Of course, different people are more explorative or exploitative at different times.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Some have worked, others are just lurid and exploitative.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exploitative
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“Exploitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitative. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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