Thesaurus results for MILKED

milked

verb

past tense of milk

as in exploited

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 milked In a slower season, something like Luke’s departure would have been milked for at least a whole episode, if not more. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026 The walls had a nominal utility as fences for the dairy herd that was milked in the great white cow barn, but this was only ever a Gilded Age fantasy of the rustic idyll. — Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 As part of the annual rookie luncheon, the American Dairy Association — which also supplies the traditional winner’s bottle of milk for post-race celebration consumption — brings a cow to be milked by the debutants. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 22 May 2026 But elsewhere, the film’s sporadic, accidental humor comes to its rescue — a scene involving a cow that clearly doesn’t want to be milked especially comes to mind. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 May 2026 Growing up on a farm in Wabasha, Minnesota, one of 18 children, Bea milked cows and attended a one-room schoolhouse during the great depression. — Irene Gonzalez, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 Monster has, itself, been the target of criticism from people like the Menendezes and the families of Dahmer’s victims, who feel their traumas have been milked for sensation rather than sublimated into high art. — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 That’s when cows need to be milked next; if no one’s there, a cow could start to leak milk, to develop an infection. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025 Host Jimmy Kimmel milked the moment, delaying confirming that their answer was correct for a very tense minute. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for milked

Verb

Think beyond immediate threats and consider how routine data trails can be exploited over time.

— Erik Wittreich, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Critics, including public health experts and food scientists, have long said the industry has exploited the rule to introduce thousands of unstudied chemicals into the nation’s food supply, potentially endangering public health.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of exploited

Verb

Biolyz used the money to build a third lab in England, adding to facilities in Germany and Austria.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026
However, consuming large amounts—such as those used in studies where up to 1/2 cup was consumed daily—can start to weaken and damage tooth enamel.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of used

Verb

Over on Reddit and other online forums, Pitt’s return to drinking has stirred controversy, especially from people who are in recovery themselves or who grew up with loved ones who abused alcohol.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Gordon-Levitt played Neil McCormick, who was abused by the same coach, and processes it by chasing older men as a teenage rent boy.

— Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of abused

Verb

This limits the damage if the agent behaves unexpectedly, is manipulated by malicious input or uses credentials improperly.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
This is a town where almost everybody’s breasts have been sliced, diced, manipulated, and put back together.

— Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026