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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
Social media has exploited this tendency, driving an algorithmic wedge into our society that the founders could hardly have imagined.
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Michael Fitts,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The book is often about the ways in which wellness and self-care have become commodified and exploited — having to level up to buy things in order to feel good.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Bernardo’s performance levels that season were lower than ever, at a time when a City team lacking legs got exploited over and over again.
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Sam Lee,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
So far, there are no reports of the usbliter8 bug being exploited in the wild.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
21 June 2026
However, Nawrocki is a nationalist politician who has exploited anti-Ukrainian sentiment for electoral gain.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
The spirits of these men are not just being exploited; their labor is as well.
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Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Anyone who suspects a child is being exploited online can submit a report to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline.
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Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
Michael Fitts,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The book is often about the ways in which wellness and self-care have become commodified and exploited — having to level up to buy things in order to feel good.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Bernardo’s performance levels that season were lower than ever, at a time when a City team lacking legs got exploited over and over again.
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Sam Lee,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
So far, there are no reports of the usbliter8 bug being exploited in the wild.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
21 June 2026
However, Nawrocki is a nationalist politician who has exploited anti-Ukrainian sentiment for electoral gain.
—
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
The spirits of these men are not just being exploited; their labor is as well.
—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Anyone who suspects a child is being exploited online can submit a report to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline.
—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploited
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Since the launch of LineShine, the supercomputer has been used for applications ranging from climate modeling and engineering simulations to drug discovery, neuroscience and AI, the center said.
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The newer techniques, and the ones being used by the better clinics in Turkey, are FUE and DHI.
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In April 2026, the New England Journal of Medicine retracted a paper after discovering that a clinical image had been manipulated with AI.
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Predictive markets, like sports betting, can be manipulated.
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Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest.
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But the personnel Marsch utilized made a difference.
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Bianca Graham, 30, of Astoria, abused her position at the Blythebourne Post Office in Borough Park to make some extra cash at the expense of 13 victims between August 2024 and August 2025, prosecutors say.
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Seven years later, Leonard has abused an organization, alienated a fan base and basically collected nearly $300 million of Steve Ballmer’s money and burned it.
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Council members chose to open a public application to find her successor, and more than 110 people applied for the job.
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Adams and her dad applied pressure on the neck wound with beach towels.
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The company made some concessions in terms of features, IO and quality, leveraged some older, previous-generation silicon, and built a more affordable MacBook.
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The agency has provided medical and operational support for the repatriation of Americans potentially exposed to hantavirus and has leveraged its network of Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers to provide specialized care when needed.
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As of Monday, Blue was no longer employed at the McDonald’s, and is being held at the Broward County Jail without bond, per NBC Miami.
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First, that Netanyahu will once again rely on the anti-Arab rhetoric that his party has employed for years.
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And now, engineers have harnessed laser light to dramatically increase the amount of data that can be beamed down from space, a technology all the more urgent due to the advent of orbital data centers.
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Just as in economics, in which markets allow the decentralized knowledge of many individuals to be harnessed, in science, relying on peer review allows the expertise of many scientists to be brought to bear.
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