Thesaurus results for CAPITALIZE ON

capitalize (on)

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Definition of capitalize (on)

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to take unfair advantage of capitalized on her coworker's absence to take full credit for the joint project

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The senator also used her remarks to underscore the stakes of electing lawmakers willing to withstand pressure from lobbyists and wealthy donors.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
However, sometimes chuck and top sirloin are used, offering a richer, more flavorful, marbled cut.

— Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026

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That signal can be aggregated, correlated, and exploited by hostile foreign intelligence services to anticipate our movements, targets, and timing.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
The researchers did not observe every capability being actively exploited, so account compromise should not be assumed without evidence.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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After teenage boys first reported that they had been abused in 2005, Church of the Resurrection conducted an internal investigation that court records show was inconclusive.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Acton’s campaign on Tuesday posted a video of her brother, who supported her backstory about living in a tent and being abused.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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With the official kick-off of the holiday shopping season just around the corner, retailers and brands are leveraging AI for product discovery and shopping.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
The idiosyncrasy to California’s film and TV tax credit program has been leveraged by competing states and foreign countries to coax productions into leaving.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

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Iren shares, which are traded on the Nasdaq, soared 1,200% over six months last year as part of the AI boom.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
Even after landing two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo in a blockbuster trade on Monday night, the work is not done for the Miami Heat.

— Anthony Chiang June 23, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

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