as in using
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 leveraging
Some see this as a way of making the World Cup final more accessible, leveraging it to a wider audience and taking the sport’s biggest moment to a higher level.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Congressional Democrats are accusing Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr of leveraging merger reviews and broadcast licensing decisions to push companies to scrap diversity initiatives, raising alarms about political pressure inside a powerful independent regulator.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 May 2026
By leveraging creators who speak the specific visual language of niche communities, brands are seeing higher attribution rates and more genuine authority in their recommendations.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
The Acasis FlowCore Series of 80Gbps Pro Storage has been engineered to solve that problem by using an independent, full-speed bandwidth architecture leveraging the speeds offered by Thunderbolt 5.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The goal is to integrate data flows across departments and functions, leveraging digital and AI technologies to dramatically increase efficiency.
—Paul Goydan, Fortune, 13 May 2026
There was a focus on being more fluid — leveraging his torso — and creating more vertical break.
—Jaylon Thompson
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
If Republicans maintain control of the House, our first priority should be accountability and oversight of this administration through whatever means necessary — leveraging the appropriations process, wielding subpoena power, working with outside partners to file lawsuits and more.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Given the instability of prices across the airline industry, there are certain strategies travelers should be leveraging when booking trips for this summer.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 May 2026
Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Congressional Democrats are accusing Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr of leveraging merger reviews and broadcast licensing decisions to push companies to scrap diversity initiatives, raising alarms about political pressure inside a powerful independent regulator.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 May 2026
By leveraging creators who speak the specific visual language of niche communities, brands are seeing higher attribution rates and more genuine authority in their recommendations.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
The Acasis FlowCore Series of 80Gbps Pro Storage has been engineered to solve that problem by using an independent, full-speed bandwidth architecture leveraging the speeds offered by Thunderbolt 5.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The goal is to integrate data flows across departments and functions, leveraging digital and AI technologies to dramatically increase efficiency.
—Paul Goydan, Fortune, 13 May 2026
There was a focus on being more fluid — leveraging his torso — and creating more vertical break.
—Jaylon Thompson
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
If Republicans maintain control of the House, our first priority should be accountability and oversight of this administration through whatever means necessary — leveraging the appropriations process, wielding subpoena power, working with outside partners to file lawsuits and more.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Given the instability of prices across the airline industry, there are certain strategies travelers should be leveraging when booking trips for this summer.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraging
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The rooms Judy likes to give each hotel a personality, but using Poldark as inspiration wouldn’t be nearly quirky enough for the Hutsons.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The stores will be roughly 20,000 square feet and exclusively accessible to gig workers using the retailer’s Spark delivery driver app to collect orders and bring them to customers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Brunson’s defense and the lack of rim protection from Towns remain weaknesses, but nobody has come close to exploiting them so far.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Governors, regulators and consumer advocates are challenging traditional profit guarantees and rate hikes, arguing monopoly utilities are exploiting a ‘broken’ 20th century model while households struggle with affordability.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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There have been several cases of clergy abusing children in Sri Lanka, but the latest arrest involves the most senior monk to be accused of such a crime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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According to the frenetic video, this means abusing the office photocopier and covering yourself in Post-its.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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More ruthless than ever, Tony Baddingham (Tennant) is determined to dismantle his rivals piece-by-piece, weaponizing scandal and manipulating those closest to him to maintain his grip on power.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Eric Richins' other sister, Katie Richins-Benson, accused Kouri Richins of isolating and manipulating the couple's sons while attempting to take their inheritance.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Leveraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveraging. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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