as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
unscrupulous people trying to milk the welfare system for all it's worth
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Recent Examples of milk
Capy Cafe will have both milk tea and fruit tea options, according to Anh Nguyen.
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Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Justin Trudeau’s eldest son, an aspiring musician, is milking his dad’s relationship with Katy Perry for his own art.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
As her mother, Linda Emond's Susan gets only a few moments to shine — and milks every single one for all its worth, doling out wince-worthy advice rooted in real (if outdated) wisdom, as many mothers do.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
And Ainesworth threw cold water on the notion that firefighters are milking the workers’ compensation system.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
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Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Justin Trudeau’s eldest son, an aspiring musician, is milking his dad’s relationship with Katy Perry for his own art.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
As her mother, Linda Emond's Susan gets only a few moments to shine — and milks every single one for all its worth, doling out wince-worthy advice rooted in real (if outdated) wisdom, as many mothers do.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
And Ainesworth threw cold water on the notion that firefighters are milking the workers’ compensation system.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milk
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Foothill’s boys used their relays to place second in the team competition.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Vonblum says only four stops in the city qualify — and that all other stops near bus lanes are ineligible because the lanes can also be used by turning cars and by bicycles.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Venezuela and the Caribbean nation — who in the 1990s signed a delimitation treaty establishing the terms for exploiting any hydrocarbon deposits on both sides of the border strip — share the Gulf of Paria, an inland sea at Venezuela’s westernmost end and south of the island of Trinidad.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Social media captures attention by exploiting social reward — approval, outrage, belonging.—
Jonathan Avery,
STAT,
11 May 2026
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The university still faces five active federal lawsuits in the Southern District of Ohio from 236 men alleging Strauss abused them.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
11 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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Rather than using hybrid technology to soften its cars, Lamborghini is leveraging electrification to create even more powerful and exclusive machines.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Scientific American spoke with Elkins-Tanton about leadership, team building and leveraging soft skills in an extremely technical career.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
9 May 2026
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Defense attorneys argued at trial that the investigation into the assassination was a mess and that the four were manipulated into taking blame for an internal coup.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Still, the video is raising broader concerns about how AI could be used to manipulate voters, particularly as increasingly realistic deepfake technology becomes more widespread.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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With a focus on combating prostitution, pimping, pandering, and human trafficking impacting the downtown area, officers with the San Bernardino Police Department served a search warrant on April 29 at the motel.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Dquanzie Blackmon was charged with human trafficking, pimping, and pandering and remains jailed in lieu of $300,000 bail, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Milk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milk. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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