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
Hollister aims to capitalize on the booming back-to-college market and evolve into a lifestyle brand, leveraging its strong growth as A&F's primary revenue engine.
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Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
By leveraging OnBuy’s proprietary OnCommerce platform, which has already fueled an 86 percent growth trajectory over three years, EasyShop will hit the ground running across 21 European countries.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
For now, though, Collins and his supporters seem comfortable leveraging fanmade AI content as political ammo against his their biggest rival.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
With a legacy spanning more than 50 years, Atari has cornered the retro market, leveraging developers like Digital Eclipse and Nightdive Studios to resurrect classics from yesteryear back on modern platforms.
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
With seed money and the ability to start at a younger age, funds have more time to grow, leveraging the power of compounding.
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Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
By leveraging OnBuy’s proprietary OnCommerce platform, which has already fueled an 86 percent growth trajectory over three years, EasyShop will hit the ground running across 21 European countries.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
For now, though, Collins and his supporters seem comfortable leveraging fanmade AI content as political ammo against his their biggest rival.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
With a legacy spanning more than 50 years, Atari has cornered the retro market, leveraging developers like Digital Eclipse and Nightdive Studios to resurrect classics from yesteryear back on modern platforms.
—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
With seed money and the ability to start at a younger age, funds have more time to grow, leveraging the power of compounding.
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Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraging
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Officers conducted a search on foot and using a drone, but were unable to locate the animal.
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Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.
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The team says its approach offers a new way to tune these light sources by exploiting the unique layered structure of hBN, a material that can be repeatedly separated, twisted, and reassembled.
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Daniel Emilio Rodriguez, 35, of Sanford, recorded himself raping, molesting and exploiting the girl over the course of two years and also masturbated in front of her and a 10-year-old male relative, prosecutors say.
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America’s youth have been increasingly abusing common over-the-counter medications, according to poison center records.
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Uber’s campaign accused trial attorneys of unethically abusing their clients and attorneys said the company is attempting restructure longstanding civil justice laws to escape accountability for harm caused by its drivers.
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But Swedish intelligence recently alleged the country was manipulating economic data and that the true inflation rate could be much higher, perhaps as high as 15%.
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Fears of government officials manipulating world events – including the Iran war – to make a quick buck.
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“Leveraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveraging. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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