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Recent Examples of leveraging
Furthermore, by leveraging graphene’s unique electrical and surface properties, researchers can design sensors that maintain high accuracy and consistent performance under demanding conditions, paving the way for more dependable, versatile, and widely applicable lithium detection tools.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Labs is similar to deep research, except that instead of spending extra time to provide a deeper answer to a question, Labs spends extra time creating things for you, leveraging tools like code execution, image generation, and web browsing together.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
The parties submitted those briefs earlier this week, reiterating claims that the president overstepped his authority in leveraging IEEPA to impose sweeping duties on American trade partners.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Observers are watching closely to see if Walmart will continue to broaden its premium and collectible categories, leveraging similar partnerships to capitalize on evolving consumer trends.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
These organizations negotiate member-only discounts and perks by leveraging their collective buying power.
—Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
In this elevated position, Farris drives CMA’s strategic growth by leveraging data, technology, and cross-department collaboration to streamline processes, foster innovation, and enhance organizational growth.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
While both rely on observations made with the Hubble space telescope, as well as both leveraging type Ia supernovae, these two puzzles are very distinct from one another.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
The most successful European defence companies will serve both European governments and the Department of Defense (DoD), leveraging transatlantic partnerships.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Labs is similar to deep research, except that instead of spending extra time to provide a deeper answer to a question, Labs spends extra time creating things for you, leveraging tools like code execution, image generation, and web browsing together.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
The parties submitted those briefs earlier this week, reiterating claims that the president overstepped his authority in leveraging IEEPA to impose sweeping duties on American trade partners.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Observers are watching closely to see if Walmart will continue to broaden its premium and collectible categories, leveraging similar partnerships to capitalize on evolving consumer trends.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
These organizations negotiate member-only discounts and perks by leveraging their collective buying power.
—Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
In this elevated position, Farris drives CMA’s strategic growth by leveraging data, technology, and cross-department collaboration to streamline processes, foster innovation, and enhance organizational growth.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
While both rely on observations made with the Hubble space telescope, as well as both leveraging type Ia supernovae, these two puzzles are very distinct from one another.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
The most successful European defence companies will serve both European governments and the Department of Defense (DoD), leveraging transatlantic partnerships.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraging
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Commercial company HawkEye 360 collects and processes radio frequency data from its constellation of satellites using advanced algorithms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The share of customers using delivery specifically, as opposed to picking up takeout or going to a drive-through, more than doubled from 2019 to 2024.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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But the Brazil forward gets away from the Forest midfielder and chips a pass over the top to find Santos’ run, exploiting the space created.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The botanist who discovered this plant in Argentina, instead of exploiting its commercial potential, decided to distribute its seeds indiscriminately, desiring only that everyone should share in its beauty.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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Ticketmaster is trying to address the lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission with several moves intended to block scalpers from abusing the platform.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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In March, Virginia Giuffre accused her husband of abusing her and her family later told several media outlets that the couple were engaged in a custody battle.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Rozier’s arrest was tied to allegations of manipulating in-game statistics to benefit betting operations, while Billups was accused of participating in illicit poker events connected to the criminal network.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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The craft involves manipulating color to create a specific mood, visual style or narrative theme and is widely-used across film, TV and music.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Leveraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveraging. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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