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 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 Netflix has milked so much out of that now-instantly recognizable sound. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025 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 Games don’t feel milked, overanalyzed, or — as can often be the case with Generation Kickstarter — overtly romanticized. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for milked

Verb

The stutter, in this case, provides a sudden stimulus that triggers the ’keeper to commit to going in a certain direction early, which can then be exploited with a shot sent the other way.

— Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Parties have exploited lulls in fighting to buy time, rebuild capabilities and consolidate political or territorial gains ahead of the next round of conflict.

— Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

Definition of exploited

Verb

The rental is free for six months, which is the typical length of time a bassinet is used before the baby is too big for it or is able to get onto their hands and knees independently.

— Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
This 2024 team was one that used dynamic winger play behind a solid, dominant midfield to win a fourth European crown and it was widely expected that a similar squad would take to the pitch in North America.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of used

Verb

The company alleges OpenAI leveraged the insider knowledge of its ex-employees to build up its fledgling hardware division.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 July 2026
One Reddit user, who leveraged their own Roth IRA by making major calls on SpaceX, wiped out several hundred thousand dollars from their retirement.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 July 2026

Definition of leveraged

Verb

Investigators say the images were altered versions of real photographs of girls who appeared to be between the ages of 5 and 10 that were manipulated using Grok.

— Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
That’s hardly an accident, as lawmakers have increasingly manipulated the election process to suit themselves, rejiggering congressional districts to sideline voters and boost their political parties.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026