as in using
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Recent Examples of leveraging
The group is expected to continue developing its robotics platform while leveraging Google Gemini models and Google Cloud infrastructure, and collaborating closely with Google DeepMind on future robotics initiatives.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Courtesy of Every Cure But Every Cure is leveraging AI to streamline the process.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
As history has proved, titans of industry often share a regrettable tendency to make a lot of money from leveraging enthusiasm and then leaving others to clean up the mess when the markets implode.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The program would focus on preventive services and essential treatment, while leveraging partnerships with nonprofit dental outreach programs, community health centers, volunteer clinicians, dental schools, and private providers across the state.
—Rep. Jaime Foster, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
That hasn’t stopped London from focusing on programs that tie affordable housing to health care or leveraging AI to identify and deliver a suite of services to members with high-risk pregnancies.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Even so, leveraging historic artworks to elevate the brand of a company whose product is shaking the very foundations of human culture is just too on the nose.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The executive explained that the benchmarks required to verify code simply haven’t caught up yet, which means companies leveraging AI may be flying by the seat of their pants by using AI to verify AI code, a potentially dangerous feedback loop.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
However, Hulu stays afloat by leveraging the vast library of former 21st Century Fox content that doesn't fit Disney+'s more family-friendly profile.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Courtesy of Every Cure But Every Cure is leveraging AI to streamline the process.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
As history has proved, titans of industry often share a regrettable tendency to make a lot of money from leveraging enthusiasm and then leaving others to clean up the mess when the markets implode.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The program would focus on preventive services and essential treatment, while leveraging partnerships with nonprofit dental outreach programs, community health centers, volunteer clinicians, dental schools, and private providers across the state.
—Rep. Jaime Foster, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
That hasn’t stopped London from focusing on programs that tie affordable housing to health care or leveraging AI to identify and deliver a suite of services to members with high-risk pregnancies.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Even so, leveraging historic artworks to elevate the brand of a company whose product is shaking the very foundations of human culture is just too on the nose.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The executive explained that the benchmarks required to verify code simply haven’t caught up yet, which means companies leveraging AI may be flying by the seat of their pants by using AI to verify AI code, a potentially dangerous feedback loop.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
However, Hulu stays afloat by leveraging the vast library of former 21st Century Fox content that doesn't fit Disney+'s more family-friendly profile.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraging
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User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ticket holders who travel to matches using public transportation (Tri-Rail, Metrorail, Metrobus, Trolley, or Broward County Transit) will receive a $10 food and beverage credit upon arrival at Nu Stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The film also showed attacks by conservative TV commentator Sean Hannity, who accused parents of exploiting girls, sparking a right-wing media frenzy and even threats to the organization.—
Kamren Curiel,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The regime sought to eliminate my father by exploiting divisions that emerged within MOSOP in 1993.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Investigators said, following the report, the child's mother checked surveillance video from inside the home and saw the night nurse, Cindy Dresser, physically abusing the child.—
Stephanie Ballesteros,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Judge Joel Bennathan sentenced Matvei Rumiantsev, a 23-year-old Russian national, to two years in prison after being found guilty of assault for abusing his on-and-off girlfriend.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Full-palm tactile sensing allows the robot to continue manipulating objects even when cameras are obstructed or when precise force control is required, such as in assembly tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Orban started manipulating these grievances, and did so to significantly divide Hungarian society.—
John Shattuck,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Leveraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveraging. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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