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
Every morning, hundreds of sheep arrive for milking in the village from the high pastures of Mount Nemrut, Turkey.
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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.
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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.
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Potter said companies across the travel industry are seeing the same trend – and milking it.
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Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Simon has been milking for forty-eight years.
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Justin Trudeau’s eldest son, an aspiring musician, is milking his dad’s relationship with Katy Perry for his own art.
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Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
And Ainesworth threw cold water on the notion that firefighters are milking the workers’ compensation system.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
In 1964, the company started milking cows in Moore Haven in Glades County.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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
Simon has been milking for forty-eight years.
—
Literary Hub,
23 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
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
In 1964, the company started milking cows in Moore Haven in Glades County.
—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milking
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But the recent action on Anthropic, as well as asking OpenAI to limit its own newest model, comes after experts have fretted for months that Mythos could pose a security risk by giving hackers and other bad actors access to AI capable of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities exceptionally quickly.
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The 2018 games in Russia similarly came under fire for accusations of bribery and exploiting workers.
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Twice last month, people in South Korea taking an exam to assess their English language skills - the results of which are often used to make hiring decisions - were caught using smart glasses.
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This horoscope was generated automatically using information from Sanctuary.
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America’s youth have been increasingly abusing common over-the-counter medications, according to poison center records.
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Uber’s campaign accused trial attorneys of unethically abusing their clients and attorneys said the company is attempting restructure longstanding civil justice laws to escape accountability for harm caused by its drivers.
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Without a doubt, with rising memory and chip prices, healthcare organizations that are increasingly leveraging the best of AI applications will face significant cost and infrastructure decisions.
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Burdette, leveraging his brother’s connections with college athletes, and his natural inclination to bring the party, had recruited agents who were younger and more fun than Pughsley’s original crowd.
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But Swedish intelligence recently alleged the country was manipulating economic data and that the true inflation rate could be much higher, perhaps as high as 15%.
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Fears of government officials manipulating world events – including the Iran war – to make a quick buck.
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“Milking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milking. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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