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Recent Examples of leveraging
Microsoft and Meta, like its counterparts Google and Amazon, are pouring billions of dollars into AI investments, including in data centers and compute, and leaning into leveraging AI tools to move faster and more efficiently.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
By leveraging discrete differential geometry, these methods enable task transfer across surfaces.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Together with Gattelli, the pair are keenly aware of what makes a musical tick — and why people love, or love to hate them — leveraging much of it to their advantage.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
As Windows continues to grow in resource demands, Chromebooks are designed the opposite way, leveraging less silicon to give you more speed and stability.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
This money could help address that by leveraging the money from this bond to build new affordable housing both for rent and purchase.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
The International Development Association’s (IDA) 21st funding round secured an additional $24 billion in late 2024, which resulted in $100 billion in financing after leveraging.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
The company is focusing on more entertainment, leveraging technology, and improving monetization.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
The same alchemy that allowed the advertisement to work on readers in 1915 also propelled Cadillac and its parent company General Motors into lasting American icons — leveraging bold ideas that shocked and intrigued the public.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
By leveraging discrete differential geometry, these methods enable task transfer across surfaces.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Together with Gattelli, the pair are keenly aware of what makes a musical tick — and why people love, or love to hate them — leveraging much of it to their advantage.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
As Windows continues to grow in resource demands, Chromebooks are designed the opposite way, leveraging less silicon to give you more speed and stability.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
This money could help address that by leveraging the money from this bond to build new affordable housing both for rent and purchase.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
The International Development Association’s (IDA) 21st funding round secured an additional $24 billion in late 2024, which resulted in $100 billion in financing after leveraging.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
The company is focusing on more entertainment, leveraging technology, and improving monetization.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
The same alchemy that allowed the advertisement to work on readers in 1915 also propelled Cadillac and its parent company General Motors into lasting American icons — leveraging bold ideas that shocked and intrigued the public.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraging
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Sadie Benning and Michael Almereyda have found ghostly, evocative textures using Pixelvision, a Fisher-Price toy camera from the late 1980s.—
Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Redick worked with James’ trainer Mike Mancias to ensure his 41-year-old star’s durability in the final aughts of the game – the four-time NBA MVP eventually playing a team-high 45 minutes while using any opportunity to sink to the floor for a breather.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bridges has happily accepted the schematic change, which consists of him exploiting mismatches, rebounding, and recognizing when to step up versus defer to teammates.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
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Khalil Hathaleen, head of the village council and a member of the extended family that makes up much of Umm al-Khair’s population, said settlers were exploiting the war to seize land, cut down olive groves and raid nearby villages at night.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Federal Trade Commission, 18 states and Puerto Rico have accused the company of abusing its market position to inflate prices on other online retail platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The foster parents and their adult daughter pleaded guilty to abusing children in their care.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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But even then, our team of artists got in there and just started manipulating things.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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The duo greatly expanded their sample library, ripping random melodies from thrift-store records and manipulating their own field recordings.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Leveraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveraging. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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