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as in used
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 manipulated
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 utilized
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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Recent Examples of exploited
Barcelona used a mix of zonal and man-marking but struggled when teams exploited their comparalative lack of height and physicality by using players in motion.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Inter-agent trust — the tendency for an AI agent to trust other AI agents by default — can also be exploited to get around the guardrails built into popular systems.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
In the first case, six defendants are accused of participating in an insider sports betting conspiracy that exploited confidential information about NBA athletes and teams, Nocella said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Bolivia’s new centrist president rekindled hope that the country’s lithium reserves may finally be exploited.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Against an elite rusher in Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, that issue could get exploited if Mizzou can’t hold him.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Cybernews found that users sent an average of 107 messages to their AI partners, creating a digital footprint that could be exploited for identity theft, harassment, or blackmail.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
There's nothing inherently damning about money chasing hyper-aggressive stocks in a bull market just turning three years old with many core fundamental themes appearing well-exploited.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The same technique could also be exploited to spy on and steal data from a user’s phone.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Inter-agent trust — the tendency for an AI agent to trust other AI agents by default — can also be exploited to get around the guardrails built into popular systems.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
In the first case, six defendants are accused of participating in an insider sports betting conspiracy that exploited confidential information about NBA athletes and teams, Nocella said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Bolivia’s new centrist president rekindled hope that the country’s lithium reserves may finally be exploited.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Against an elite rusher in Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, that issue could get exploited if Mizzou can’t hold him.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Cybernews found that users sent an average of 107 messages to their AI partners, creating a digital footprint that could be exploited for identity theft, harassment, or blackmail.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
There's nothing inherently damning about money chasing hyper-aggressive stocks in a bull market just turning three years old with many core fundamental themes appearing well-exploited.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The same technique could also be exploited to spy on and steal data from a user’s phone.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploited
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The mice will be used in experiments on reproduction in low Earth orbit.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Nov. 2025
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Rare earths are something that China used some years ago in a spat with Japan.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Even among some voters who were sincerely uncomfortable with Mamdani’s past rhetoric, many rationalized that an authentic Democrat with a pulse was still better than someone who might be manipulated from afar.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Experts said those markets are at risk of being manipulated by foreign influence.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The result is an ecosystem where misinformation thrives, and reliable information struggles to be well-utilized and contextualized.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Back in 2019 Fitzpatrick and his agent forced the Dolphins to trade him a month into the season because of how he was being utilized, and the direction the franchise was headed in during Brian Flores’ first season.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Images of Iraqi detainees being stripped naked and abused, published by the media, shocked the world.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many of us were abused by them.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Stepper motors applied small boundary motions, tracked by cameras.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Another similar video gave an even closer look at these green prosthetics, which the makeup artist applied on top of her upper lip, instantly giving Klum a witchy look.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Activists there leveraged this wholly unanticipated outcome to accelerate the rise of an organized antislavery campaign after 1783.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The high court’s nine justices are slated to hear 80 minutes of oral arguments about whether the Commander in Chief lawfully leveraged a 1977 trade law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), in implementing double-digit duties on America’s trading partners across the globe.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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The report, which was first covered by the Washington Post, looked at the top 25 employers in each state that employed the most SNAP and Medicaid recipients.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lillig is no longer employed in either of those roles.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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Graphene is already being harnessed in the manufacturing of electric batteries, semiconductors, and other products, but with 200 times the strength of steel, urban planners also see its potential as a construction additive.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
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This creates serious pressure, 26 bars, waiting to be harnessed.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Exploited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploited. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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