Synonyms of milk

milk

verb

as in to use

to take unfair advantage of

unscrupulous people trying to milk the welfare system for all it's worth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• use
• exploit
• abuse
• leverage
• manipulate
• pimp
• walk on
• cash in (on)
• play (on or upon)
• impose (on or upon)
• trade on
• capitalize (on)
• work
• skin
• cheat
• fleece
• stick
• soak
• mistreat
• bleed
• jerk around
• overcharge
• commercialize
• commodify

Examples of milk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No one has mastered the meme-to-merch pipeline quite like the MAGA universe, which milks political highlights to market T-shirts and trinkets. —Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024

State of play: The mingling of animals, people and equipment at 4-H competitions, milking demonstrations and petting farms creates the conditions for potential transmission to humans. —Tina Reed, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024

Looking now at the way Trump and this crowd are milking this in a staged and produced way does lead me to wonder. —Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024

Yet for some milking families, fair season is a yearly sacrament, not just a time to show off your herd’s genetics, but a way to teach kids the complex work involved. —Eric Boodman, STAT, 16 July 2024