impose (on or upon)

as in to use
to take unfair advantage of thanks for offering your own bed, but I wouldn't dream of imposing on you and will be perfectly happy on the couch

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Verb
  • Little kids will enjoy its pre-programmed songs and dances, while older kids can use a smart app to program new movement patterns and routines.
    Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Participants will learn the differences between dabbling and diving ducks, their unique characteristics and how to use eBird to find local waterfowl viewing hot spots.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Based on a true story, an aristocrat close to the Viceroy of New Spain begins a series of murders in 1637 Mexico City, exploiting his status to avoid justice.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These days, Howard has become a huge defensive liability, and the Rams made sure to exploit him.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The biggest controversy surrounding Flock Safety centers around allegations that law enforcement agencies have abused the company's technology to target women, immigrants and people engaged in activity.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Ed Gein later told investigators he and his brother were abused by his father, who died in 1940 of heart failure.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • Kimmel’s return demonstrated average Americans do still have power, when leveraged together.
    Sarah Stankorb, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • With a 53-47 GOP majority, Democrats are leveraging their votes to demand negotiation.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Impose (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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