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as in abuses
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 manipulates
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 uses
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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1
as in feats
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan
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as in things
something done by someone
once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit, his assassination of Lincoln
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as in experiences
an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand
a memoir recounting three decades of exploits as a roving foreign correspondent for TV news
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Recent Examples of exploits
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Kimmel’s exploits catching — and sometimes getting bitten by — giant pythons are the stuff of legend in Florida.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
At its core, the technology exploits salinity gradients between water sources.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
The film follows Caiden (Smith), a hapless fitness enthusiast who moves to Los Angeles dreaming of becoming a trainer, only to be diverted by Randy (Krumholtz), an opportunistic Hollywood Boulevard grifter who exploits his likeness to the world’s most famous superhero.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
This kind of fraud, resembling that experienced by Anthony, exploits a person’s emotions, inciting fear and anxiety, by impersonating a grandchild or other family member in distress.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
And in the 1980s, a downtown-NYC-all-the-rage feminist painter exploits her female studio assistants.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Lipa took to her Instagram to directly shut down the Mail’s reporting and tut-tut the article’s style and voice while dismissing it as mere clickbait that exploits a tragedy.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Whether through cyber operations, intellectual property theft, or now these scam centers, China exploits grey zones that provide strategic advantage while maintaining deniability.
—Mike Kuiken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Justin Worland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Another problem is that Mateta, for all of his goalscoring exploits, does not score many headers.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Girl Meets World followed the teenage exploits of Riley Matthews (Rowan Blanchard), the daughter of Topanga and Corey Matthews (Danielle Fishel and Ben Savage).
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Eli Roth's follow-up to his breakthrough feature Cabin Fever (2002) starts off as a satire of some of the ugliest Americans ever to travel abroad, following the exploits of a group of hedonistic frat-boy types partying their way across Europe.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Burton’s exploits and intellect are legendary.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
What’s left for her is the social sphere, where her exploits and her temperament are legend.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
So if the election were based purely on his playing exploits, as the PFHOF bylaws mandate, Tyrer would have been inducted long ago.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
This scam exploits wireless technology to withdraw money without your awareness.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Kimmel’s exploits catching — and sometimes getting bitten by — giant pythons are the stuff of legend in Florida.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
At its core, the technology exploits salinity gradients between water sources.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
The film follows Caiden (Smith), a hapless fitness enthusiast who moves to Los Angeles dreaming of becoming a trainer, only to be diverted by Randy (Krumholtz), an opportunistic Hollywood Boulevard grifter who exploits his likeness to the world’s most famous superhero.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
This kind of fraud, resembling that experienced by Anthony, exploits a person’s emotions, inciting fear and anxiety, by impersonating a grandchild or other family member in distress.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
And in the 1980s, a downtown-NYC-all-the-rage feminist painter exploits her female studio assistants.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Lipa took to her Instagram to directly shut down the Mail’s reporting and tut-tut the article’s style and voice while dismissing it as mere clickbait that exploits a tragedy.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Whether through cyber operations, intellectual property theft, or now these scam centers, China exploits grey zones that provide strategic advantage while maintaining deniability.
—Mike Kuiken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
From the time the practice became a significant industry in the 18th century to its official ban in 1986, whale hunters were heralded with songs and literature celebrating their exploits.
—Justin Worland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Another problem is that Mateta, for all of his goalscoring exploits, does not score many headers.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Girl Meets World followed the teenage exploits of Riley Matthews (Rowan Blanchard), the daughter of Topanga and Corey Matthews (Danielle Fishel and Ben Savage).
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Eli Roth's follow-up to his breakthrough feature Cabin Fever (2002) starts off as a satire of some of the ugliest Americans ever to travel abroad, following the exploits of a group of hedonistic frat-boy types partying their way across Europe.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Burton’s exploits and intellect are legendary.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
What’s left for her is the social sphere, where her exploits and her temperament are legend.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
So if the election were based purely on his playing exploits, as the PFHOF bylaws mandate, Tyrer would have been inducted long ago.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploits
Verb
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Anyone who abuses a position of power and jeopardizes our national security will be held accountable.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Bowles abuses those pass-blocking rules by stunting the three-technique, Logan Hall (90), across the left guard's face, knowing the guard will follow him.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Overlook Hotel is, yes, sinister and even demonic, taunting Jack Torrance with bizarre visions that Kubrick manipulates to create a mounting sense of dread.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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This created a tunable metasurface, a structured layer that manipulates how waves interact with the surface, allowing the coating to absorb radar signals across various frequencies.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kwei uses his last breath to send his brother to Genna, offering him a chance to at least attempt his first hunt.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Dancing with the Stars contestant also uses the Body patches.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In addition to his offensive feats, Ohtani had been working to get back to the mound, taking the 2024 campaign off from pitching due to recovery from what was called a Tommy John revision towards the end of 2023.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The early rounds of the postseason were enlivened by extraordinary feats from the game’s two biggest stars, but that was just baseball clearing its throat for the World Series, which earned its title—in English, Spanish, and Japanese; in the United States and Canada—as a genuine Fall Classic.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The 53-year-old Dane is many things that Ten Hag is not.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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However, there are signs that things could be changing, and quickly.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their language mimics the essence of things, evocations of items and experiences.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Being an actor means constantly outputting — expressing — but rarely having time to take in new experiences.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Gray said the project also leverages one of Audubon’s historic strengths, community science.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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For years, Machine Learning and AI have enabled our teams to develop technologies like HeadStart, which leverages photos to create authentic in-game likenesses.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The irobot Roomba saves space with its mini home base and utilizes smart technology to map out a space and clean in precise rows while avoiding furniture.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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Badlands is a decidedly B-movie that thoroughly utilizes and enjoys the freedoms allowed when any prestige ambition is eschewed.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Exploits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploits. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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