as in used
to take unfair advantage of
a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame
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Recent Examples of leveraged
The Icon Award recognizes individuals in entertainment who have leveraged their platforms as a force for good, inspiring the public to support young people facing poverty through their actions.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The founders leveraged their Instagram followings and those of their clique of friends, which translated into high visibility, buzz and attention from buyers.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
One can imagine the filmmakers hope the Middleburg audience’s reaction can be leveraged in a partner ready to campaign the film as a true Best Documentary Feature contender.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
But Bear Stearns was leveraged up to 25 times with very long-term assets funded by short-term liabilities, Kotowski said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The founders leveraged their Instagram followings and those of their clique of friends, which translated into high visibility, buzz and attention from buyers.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
One can imagine the filmmakers hope the Middleburg audience’s reaction can be leveraged in a partner ready to campaign the film as a true Best Documentary Feature contender.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
But Bear Stearns was leveraged up to 25 times with very long-term assets funded by short-term liabilities, Kotowski said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraged
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Spoelstra used Niko Jovic essentially as the backup center.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Scott Ford, who was walking in Ault’s group, said that the new lighting system can be used yearround and programmed for seasonal and holiday displays.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Barcelona used a mix of zonal and man-marking but struggled when teams exploited their comparalative lack of height and physicality by using players in motion.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Inter-agent trust — the tendency for an AI agent to trust other AI agents by default — can also be exploited to get around the guardrails built into popular systems.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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Images of Iraqi detainees being stripped naked and abused, published by the media, shocked the world.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many of us were abused by them.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even among some voters who were sincerely uncomfortable with Mamdani’s past rhetoric, many rationalized that an authentic Democrat with a pulse was still better than someone who might be manipulated from afar.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Experts said those markets are at risk of being manipulated by foreign influence.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Leveraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveraged. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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