Thesaurus results for MILKING

milking

verb

present participle of milk

as in exploiting

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 milking Another theory is that Nacua is milking the injury, in part out of frustration with his contract situation. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 During the show, he was filmed skiing to the South Pole, catching a giant anaconda, milking a venomous tarantula and diving under the ice of the North Pole. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 As much as Kelly might be milking this attention, being subjected to such a high-level threat can arouse serious menace from the acolyte mobs. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 In Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, farmer Mindy Dean, 50, and her family will be milking their goats Saturday and maybe taking in some local fireworks. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Every morning, hundreds of sheep arrive for milking in the village from the high pastures of Mount Nemrut, Turkey. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The corporate overlords may have put the break on the movies, but the streamer has been regularly pumping out TV shows in order to keep milking the franchise dry. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 This is due to too many undercard fights, Netflix airing ads during their live events, as well as the streamer milking the whole endeavor for as long as possible to increase their viewership numbers, since Netflix measures its viewership by views multiplied by hours watched. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026 Potter said companies across the travel industry are seeing the same trend – and milking it. — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

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Balochistan has endured a long-running insurgency by groups that accuse Pakistan of discriminating against the province and exploiting its natural resources.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploiting

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And with the National Cancer Institute preparing a major randomized trial of multicancer screening tests using cancer death as the endpoint, the agency should also consider whether approving Grail’s test will impede that work.

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
The short treatment menu includes facials and massages, using Tribe517 products.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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Berry’s ex-husband Olivier Martinez accused the actor of physically abusing their 12-year-old son last month.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
As reports of officers abusing Flock have made headlines and the company has become increasingly controversial, hundreds of cities and counties have ended or suspended their contracts with the company, or decided not to renew them.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of abusing

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To bridge this gap, modern supply chains are moving beyond static systems of record toward systems of reality, leveraging existing infrastructure and smart technology to understand how physical spaces are actually being utilized in real time.

— Allan Malcolm, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The agent proactively completes the work, leveraging any apps the user has granted it access to, and only reaches out to the human when something requires their review or attention.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of leveraging

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Present-day police work reflects our current economic order by placing a high value on manipulating such immaterialities.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
According to Treasury, Galeano had been detained in the United States in 2017 on suspicion of manipulating ATMs and was found with drugs and backpacks containing a large amount of cash.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of manipulating

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