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 If so, why did the club get milked for nigh-on £10million to buy Jaissle out of his Al Ahli contract? — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 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 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

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Verb

Today, cloud security provider Wiz published a research blog claiming that Wiz Red Agent had autonomously discovered and exploited a GitHub Actions vulnerability in one of Snowflake’s public repositories.

— Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
What’s being exploited and misdirected is men’s search for belonging and for economic security.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of exploited

Verb

According to the Financial Times, the Wall Street bank boss used the conversation to lobby the British government against creating a more hostile tax environment for banks.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
But Roman says that in cross-examination, the defense used the same searches to highlight their argument that Clancy was overmedicated, failed by the medical system, and experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of used

Verb

Because of Alden’s quick thinking, Danny now has evidence of all the women abused by Hal and the Eastons over the years.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
In one, Henderson represents a group of families who allege a special education teacher physically abused students.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of abused

Verb

Currently, Flock cameras are posted in every state but Alaska, leveraged by 7,000 law enforcement agencies, the New York Times reported.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
The twins leveraged their NIL experiences, including equity deals and audience feedback, as seed capital and market research to build these ventures.

— Kristi Dosh, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of leveraged

Verb

The sheriff's office also sought to rebut theories that had circulated publicly about the case, including claims that evidence was missing or the crime scene had been manipulated.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors argue that Clancy manipulated her providers and sought quick fixes for her depression and anxiety.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026