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as in useful
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
claimed that solar power is an exploitable form of energy that is being underutilized
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as in susceptible
readily taken advantage of
the group opposes commercials on TV shows for kids, believing that young viewers are too exploitable by advertisers
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Recent Examples of exploitable
But this was exploitable when their player rotations were not quick enough.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Geographic disparities in confidence and fraud exposure (Sub-Saharan Africa at 82%, North America at 79%) demonstrate how AI deployment without equivalent security maturation creates exploitable vulnerabilities.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
India’s 2025 National Geothermal Energy Policy identifies approximately 10,600 MW of exploitable potential, with pilot projects underway in Andhra Pradesh.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Education isn’t a cure-all, but uninformed workers are more exploitable.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
This horror mashup looks more like an indie-level attempt to take an exploitable idea and run it into the ground with one novel way after another to chop up a teenage cast.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
This could soon begin to attract the criminal organizations looking for exploitable areas of science.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The downside to that wildness is exploitable attack loops that lead to infinities.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Geographic disparities in confidence and fraud exposure (Sub-Saharan Africa at 82%, North America at 79%) demonstrate how AI deployment without equivalent security maturation creates exploitable vulnerabilities.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
India’s 2025 National Geothermal Energy Policy identifies approximately 10,600 MW of exploitable potential, with pilot projects underway in Andhra Pradesh.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Education isn’t a cure-all, but uninformed workers are more exploitable.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
This horror mashup looks more like an indie-level attempt to take an exploitable idea and run it into the ground with one novel way after another to chop up a teenage cast.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
This could soon begin to attract the criminal organizations looking for exploitable areas of science.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The downside to that wildness is exploitable attack loops that lead to infinities.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploitable
Adjective
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Ask informed questions to open useful doors.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Physical controls remain especially useful for functions drivers use frequently, such as adjusting the audio system volume, changing climate settings and activating hazard lights.—
Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The decision to die is drastic and irreversible; should it really be left up to a young person whose brain is still developing, and who is susceptible to influence by peers and authority figures?—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
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Cats are also very susceptible to acetaminophen (Tylenol) poisoning, which causes liver damage and impairs the ability of blood to carry oxygen (methemoglobinemia).—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The government, for example, was alarmed that the mass-surveillance restriction—which prevented the use of Claude to process publicly available bulk data—might prevent the unfettered utilization of LinkedIn for recruitment purposes.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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All the while, its apparent north star is the idea that its subjects are, first and foremost, children, a fact of which we’re reminded through their playful, often naïve interactions.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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Sherman’s naïve insistence that the UN Charter, as a treaty obligation, supersedes anything the General Assembly or Security Council may do is a tragic joke.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But nothing is ever easy for the B’s on the road.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Clocking in at about 500 square feet, the place was more than comfortably sized, with floor-to-ceiling windows for easy wake-ups with the sun.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Exploitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploitable. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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