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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
Crawford has leveraged his academic role to elevate entrepreneurship education, innovative research and entrepreneurial startups at Brown University, the University of Notre Dame and Miami University.
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Cynthia Pury, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Many hospitals, airports and utility companies hold surplus land that can be leveraged to help address the affordable housing crisis.
—Ryan Von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
The county expended $19 million of the funds to complete 53 projects protecting more than 1,900 acres and leveraged over $34 million in partnership funds.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
From the 1990s onward, community radio also was leveraged as a tool for economic expansion and social progress in developing countries and regions, as well as for nation-building in postcolonial nations in Africa and Asia.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Cynthia Pury, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Many hospitals, airports and utility companies hold surplus land that can be leveraged to help address the affordable housing crisis.
—Ryan Von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
The county expended $19 million of the funds to complete 53 projects protecting more than 1,900 acres and leveraged over $34 million in partnership funds.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
From the 1990s onward, community radio also was leveraged as a tool for economic expansion and social progress in developing countries and regions, as well as for nation-building in postcolonial nations in Africa and Asia.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraged
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Depending on the time of year, highlights include the new rhododendron gardens, the all-glass Palm House, the new Butterfly House, and the Nordic Beer Garden, highlighting plants used by Nordic brewers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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For the project, the ORNL researchers used two specialized instruments to study how these molten salts behave under reactor-like conditions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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The other half want the colorful creatures protected and even exploited to boost tourism in the area.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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The suit, which exposed how liability laws can be exploited, may have been eye-opening for the public.—
Greg Hodgen,
Washington Post,
14 May 2026
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Roza — a woman testifying under her first name — was an aspiring model from Uzbekistan when Epstein abused her in 2009, after the plea deal and while he was supposed to be under house arrest.—
Claire Healy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Cook was labeled a vexatious litigant in 2018 until the Idaho Supreme Court in 2021 reversed the case, finding that the court abused its discretion.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
13 May 2026
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Defense attorneys argued at trial that the investigation into the assassination was a mess and that the four were manipulated into taking blame for an internal coup.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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These were teenagers, and they were manipulated.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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“Leveraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveraged. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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