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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
One of the first allegations that Epstein was exploiting his associations with the modeling world appeared in a police report filed in 1997 in California.
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Curt Devine, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Dynamic pricing is simply an algorithm created to achieve that by exploiting market power.
—Stefan Szymanski, Fortune, 12 June 2026
ShinyHunters uses various techniques to gain initial access, including exploiting cloud misconfigurations and software vulnerabilities, stealing OAuth tokens, supply chain attacks, voice phishing, and other forms of social engineering.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Dynamic pricing is simply an algorithm created to achieve that by exploiting market power.
—Stefan Szymanski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Ramaphosa accused these groups of exploiting migration anxieties to sow division through lawlessness and violence.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
This feels less like a billing problem and more like a system failure that the company is exploiting.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Researchers have described humans as highly omnivorous, exploiting a wide range of plant, animal and fungal foods across environments as disparate as the Arctic tundra and equatorial rainforest.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Traditionally, the oldest fires are believed to be the result of exploiting natural fires.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
Curt Devine, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Dynamic pricing is simply an algorithm created to achieve that by exploiting market power.
—Stefan Szymanski, Fortune, 12 June 2026
ShinyHunters uses various techniques to gain initial access, including exploiting cloud misconfigurations and software vulnerabilities, stealing OAuth tokens, supply chain attacks, voice phishing, and other forms of social engineering.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Dynamic pricing is simply an algorithm created to achieve that by exploiting market power.
—Stefan Szymanski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Ramaphosa accused these groups of exploiting migration anxieties to sow division through lawlessness and violence.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
This feels less like a billing problem and more like a system failure that the company is exploiting.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Researchers have described humans as highly omnivorous, exploiting a wide range of plant, animal and fungal foods across environments as disparate as the Arctic tundra and equatorial rainforest.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Traditionally, the oldest fires are believed to be the result of exploiting natural fires.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploiting
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Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by an Indiana editor.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
12 Dec. 2025
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Like Muir, Lustmord’s Brian Williams creates harrowing, light-devouring music by digitally manipulating a vast library of sounds he’s collected via sampling and field recording.—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
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Similar to braiding weak fibers together to make a strong rope, Microsoft’s approach seeks to create topological quantum bits, or qubits, by manipulating multiple Majorana quasiparticles on one device.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
2 June 2026
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The case stands as a powerful example of how advancements in forensic science, particularly utilizing DNA and forensic genetic genealogy, continue to transform cold case investigations, delivering answers even decades after crimes occur.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Zou noted that one major challenge is the lack of a mature software and algorithm ecosystem capable of fully utilizing photonic hardware.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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According to Variety and Puck, the film was originally set to dramatize Jackson being accused of abusing 13‑year‑old Jordan Chandler in 1993.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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The lawsuit, filed in December, claims that the Litchfield Middle School failed to act on a complaint from the 1980s that Driscoll was allegedly abusing students before Fitterer and Bird were middle school students in the 1990s.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
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Removing small amounts frequently and applying de-icing substances promptly are effective preventive measures.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Dec. 2025
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Estimate your 2026 income as close as possible Applicants will provide an estimate of their 2026 gross income when applying for coverage through the marketplace, Marshalek said.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Murray said Kansas’ next junior senator should focus on leveraging federal policy to drive down health care prices, support farmers, invest in schools and address the acute housing shortage.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Dec. 2025
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Climate researchers are also leveraging AI to improve weather modeling and optimize renewable energy systems.—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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As corporate America began to professionalize during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, companies started employing accounting clerks to keep their financial books in order and inventory clerks to keep track of their wares.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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The companies first struck a partnership in September 2024, with Lionsgate employing Runway’s technology for pre-visualization, storyboarding, parts of the post-production process and a potential repurposing of content across rating scales and genres.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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But the use of AI to impersonate Leal marks an evolution in how scammers are harnessing vulnerable immigrants’ anxieties and turning them into lucrative frauds.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Le Parc brought this idea to bear in his own highly democratizing practice, spending nearly seventy years harnessing light, color, movement, and reflection in works that were completed by the participation of the viewer.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 June 2026
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