1
as in using
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 manipulating
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 utilizing
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 exploiting
The narrative of the obscenely rich exploiting every link in the chain to amass more wealth — at the expense of shareholders, government banks and the people of India — was the old story.
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Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Yet even these entities will adapt, either by exploiting visa loopholes, relying more heavily on student-to-H-1B conversions, or shifting toward the L-1 visa category, which remains unaffected by the new fee.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In Thursday’s indictment, federal investigators accused Rozier and other defendants of breaking the law by exploiting private information about players to win bets on NBA games.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Hackers are exploiting universities at scale The hackers don't stop at a single account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Both countries are exploiting AI, robotics and unmanned systems at a high tempo.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
As European nations—including France—maintained colonial rule, exploiting millions of people of color across the globe, Nardal wielded her writings as a weapon to challenge the global color line.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
There are reservations, though, about the intertwining of Christianity and conservative politics, and opportunistic politicians exploiting a movement to suit their agenda.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
But the Brazil forward gets away from the Forest midfielder and chips a pass over the top to find Santos’ run, exploiting the space created.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Yet even these entities will adapt, either by exploiting visa loopholes, relying more heavily on student-to-H-1B conversions, or shifting toward the L-1 visa category, which remains unaffected by the new fee.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In Thursday’s indictment, federal investigators accused Rozier and other defendants of breaking the law by exploiting private information about players to win bets on NBA games.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Hackers are exploiting universities at scale The hackers don't stop at a single account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Both countries are exploiting AI, robotics and unmanned systems at a high tempo.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
As European nations—including France—maintained colonial rule, exploiting millions of people of color across the globe, Nardal wielded her writings as a weapon to challenge the global color line.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
There are reservations, though, about the intertwining of Christianity and conservative politics, and opportunistic politicians exploiting a movement to suit their agenda.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
But the Brazil forward gets away from the Forest midfielder and chips a pass over the top to find Santos’ run, exploiting the space created.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploiting
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Commercial company HawkEye 360 collects and processes radio frequency data from its constellation of satellites using advanced algorithms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The share of customers using delivery specifically, as opposed to picking up takeout or going to a drive-through, more than doubled from 2019 to 2024.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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The real reason is to wreak as much havoc as humanly possible, or at least that’s what we’re given to believe from the way the hostess swans about while deftly manipulating dozens of puppet strings simultaneously.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Since 2024, a number of lawsuits have been filed by parents against companies offering AI chatbots, alleging that extensive use of the technology led to a range of harms to kids, including manipulating and isolating them and leading to death by suicide.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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How crypto founders can get rich quick Crypto founders are enjoying soaring valuations as the market catches fire by utilizing secondary sales, which allow investors to purchase shares of a company from the founder itself.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
31 Oct. 2025
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The administration has been accused of trying to start a new war and abusing military power by foreign and domestic leaders.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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In a complaint filed in 2023, Gannett and the other plaintiffs accused Google of violating federal antitrust laws by abusing its dominant position to control and profit from the technology used by publishers to buy and sell ads across the internet.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
29 Oct. 2025
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By the end of last season, Ancelotti was getting frustrated with how some of his stars were losing focus and not applying their talents to the benefit of collective success.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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While individual well-being adds up to represent the happiness of a nation, Heshmati cautions against applying the study’s conclusions to your own health and risk of death from chronic disease.—
Lindsey Leake,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Art of You is the company’s strategic vision focusing on personalized experiences, leveraging customer data, new technology, and building stronger partnerships with brands.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Beyond clusters and bookmarks, Vision AI lets designers build custom signals by leveraging their own data.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet research and development of harnessing waves and tides for electricity have lagged behind other alternative forms of energy.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The company revealed the details in a surprise video on Thursday about its work with AMD on Amethyst, a project aimed at harnessing AI approaches to enhance gaming graphics.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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During the past decade, McGrath has brought her boundary-breaking makeup to the masses, employing color and democratizing a level of glamour only previously achieved by her legendary runway looks.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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Drawing on more than a century of savoir faire while employing some of the best contemporary creatives in the business, Van Cleef & Arpels began creating a series of jaw-dropping modern automatons known as Extraordinary Objects in 2017.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
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