exploited
adjective
ex·ploit·ed
ik-ˈsplȯi-təd 
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
: used for someone's advantage
an exploited resource
Pescatarians … are forgetting the fact that fish are the most exploited species on our planet.—
NationalPost.com
NationalPost.comWhen a system becomes victim to an exploited vulnerability or an intruder, its behavior often changes.—David Hamm
David Hamm
especially, of a person
: unfairly or meanly used for another's advantage
He dedicated his life to improving the wages and working conditions of one of the nation's poorest and most exploited groups of workers … —James C. Harrington
James C. Harrington Examples of exploited in a Sentence
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Over the next 50 years, the relationship between the exploited and the exploiters started to reverse itself.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
But McGee stresses that the attractiveness of China was about more than just cheap or exploited labor.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 June 2025
Wills was identified as a member of the exploited classes, a promising target for the method.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
With two serious, exploited vulnerabilities and that delayed CISA update deadline, this month’s release takes on a more serious note than usual.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Cobbs neatly sidesteps all of that by immersing us deep in the Old Man’s outrage on behalf of his broken and exploited community.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 July 2024
The fort, which was an economic center for the earliest European colonizers in California, was built and supported by the exploited labor of Native people from the region, according to the park’s website.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024
Recent exploited vulnerabilities include the critical Windows vulnerabilities known as ZeroLogon (CVE-2020-1472), NoPac (CVE-2021-42278 and CVE-2021-42287), and PrintNightmare, as well as CVE-2024-1709 in the ScreenConnect application made by ConnectWise.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
But McGee stresses that the attractiveness of China was about more than just cheap or exploited labor.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 June 2025
Wills was identified as a member of the exploited classes, a promising target for the method.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
With two serious, exploited vulnerabilities and that delayed CISA update deadline, this month’s release takes on a more serious note than usual.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Cobbs neatly sidesteps all of that by immersing us deep in the Old Man’s outrage on behalf of his broken and exploited community.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 July 2024
The fort, which was an economic center for the earliest European colonizers in California, was built and supported by the exploited labor of Native people from the region, according to the park’s website.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024
Recent exploited vulnerabilities include the critical Windows vulnerabilities known as ZeroLogon (CVE-2020-1472), NoPac (CVE-2021-42278 and CVE-2021-42287), and PrintNightmare, as well as CVE-2024-1709 in the ScreenConnect application made by ConnectWise.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
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“Exploited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploited. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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