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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
Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Maye caught a break on the next series, exploiting three straight snaps of zone coverage with three completions for 58 yards that led to a field goal.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Luckily, because this is a zero-day, there’s no evidence that the exploit has been used.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Its rice recipes are an important, and tragic, reminder that Africans were primarily brought to this region to exploit their prior expertise with African rice to farm an Asian variety that would later be nicknamed Carolina Gold because of its color and economic value.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Maye caught a break on the next series, exploiting three straight snaps of zone coverage with three completions for 58 yards that led to a field goal.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Luckily, because this is a zero-day, there’s no evidence that the exploit has been used.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploit
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The Dodgers, with baseball's biggest payroll, have used their financial ability to pluck some of the most sought-after and most expensive free agents on the market.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to the new study, certain forms of iron oxyhydroxide nanominerals can catalyze the degradation of organophosphate esters (OPEs), chemical additives used in plastics as flame retardants and softeners.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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As people increasingly turn to such bots for emotional support and life advice, recent incidents have spotlighted their potential to manipulate vulnerable people by facilitating a false sense of closeness or care.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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The face-down between a pitcher and a batter, especially in a World Series, has enough tension without needing to be manipulated by outside music.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health utilized satellite images to corroborate the scene, as well as a previously unreported potential mass killing at an RSF detention site at the former Children’s Hospital.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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In Africa, operators of Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSO) are utilizing robust cameras with early warning capabilities to help improve situational awareness in hazardous environments.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Adding a 3,000-bed correctional facility as a customer of a water treatment network in a city with a population of about 3,600 people is no small feat, according to Ozark Mayor Roxie Hall.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
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More than ninety years after its release, Freaks is remembered as a Pre-Code Hollywood cult classic and an uncommon artistic feat (it was added to the National Film Registry in 1994).—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Displacing 80,000 tons, the Fujian is the closest thing afloat to the US Navy’s 97,000-ton Nimitz-class carriers, which make up 10 of the 11 carriers in the US fleet.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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But things just weren't right with her.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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Employees who have positive AI experiences become AI advocates, driving organic adoption throughout the organization.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The six players who arrived before the start of the season did not have a single minute of Premier League experience to their name, and only Ladislav Krejci has impressed so far, with even the Czech defender’s levels dipping in the last two games.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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CEOs and experts have criticized universities for failing to keep up with the times; now that AI is here to stay, students had better be prepared to leverage it in their roles.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Giammetti’s business acumen across the decades helped build a global empire leveraging Garavani’s creative vision, starting from a casual meeting in Rome, at the end of July 1960, sharing a table in a bar on Via Veneto — where else?—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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To be safe, test the oil on a small patch of skin before applying it to larger areas of your body or your face.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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Wear red sweats and apply red face makeup.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Exploit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploit. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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