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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
the type of person who exploits a friend's good nature by constantly sponging off of him
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as in to manipulate
to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means
a politician more than willing to exploit any national tragedy for political gain
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as in to utilize
to put into action or service
it will be a shame if you don't exploit your artistic talent to the fullest
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as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan
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as in thing
something done by someone
once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit, his assassination of Lincoln
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as in experience
an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand
a memoir recounting three decades of exploits as a roving foreign correspondent for TV news
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Recent Examples of exploit
Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
The ongoing heists show the North Korean government continues to exploit cryptocurrrency to generate funds for the regime, despite strict sanctions against the country.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The 31-year-old Ohtani hit a career-high 55 home runs in the regular season and, if his exploits with the bat weren’t enough to get fans excited, could still pitch in the playoffs for the first time over the coming weeks.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Sort of exploiting, taking advantage of a crisis to make unfounded accusations.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
The ongoing heists show the North Korean government continues to exploit cryptocurrrency to generate funds for the regime, despite strict sanctions against the country.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
First, the story is not as overreported as, say, the exploits of Gacy or the Son of Sam, and a lot of true-crime junkies may not even know the details.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The 31-year-old Ohtani hit a career-high 55 home runs in the regular season and, if his exploits with the bat weren’t enough to get fans excited, could still pitch in the playoffs for the first time over the coming weeks.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploit
Verb
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Little kids will enjoy its pre-programmed songs and dances, while older kids can use a smart app to program new movement patterns and routines.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Participants will learn the differences between dabbling and diving ducks, their unique characteristics and how to use eBird to find local waterfowl viewing hot spots.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Bitfury utilizes superior technology and practices strategic adaptation to keep ahead of its competitors.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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After the loss of his father, a man attempts to utilize childhood nostalgia as a coping mechanism.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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But clearly, Sanders did enjoy learning under someone like Flacco who has achieved the greatest feat there is to be done as an NFL quarterback, to win a Super Bowl.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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His won his first UTMB at just 20 years old in 2008, becoming the youngest ever to achieve the feat.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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What’s the most rewarding thing for you about being a journalist?—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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If things are open deep, Sayin can take shots.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Group members can share experiences, knowledge, hopes, fears and strengths.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Then he was forced out of his job by the White House, only to be replaced by Lindsey Halligan, a former insurance lawyer in Florida with no experience as a prosecutor.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s press office outlined new rules that would sharply restrict reporting, leveraging the fact that many military reporters have press credentials allowing physical access to the Pentagon complex.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The key was to leverage a setup known as a Josephson junction, pioneered by Nobel Laureate Brian Josephson back in 1962.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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In their new study, the team successfully applied the same time-reversal idea to optical clocks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The new tax will apply to specific transactions made with cash, money orders, cashier’s checks or similar physical instruments.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Exploit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploit. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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