Thesaurus results for MILKS

milks

verb

present tense third-person singular of milk

as in uses

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 milks With venom and shrewd determination, Nicholson paints his character as a swaggering monster who milks every syllable of his dialogue with vitriolic relish. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Cameron milks this awesome sequence for all its worth, and the adrenaline rush is palpable as those smoking weapons do their best to strike down creeping creatures until the last bullet fires. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Even better, many leave-in conditioners and hair milks not only boast hair-smoothing benefits, but also heat protection. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2026 Shortly after becoming husband and wife, Grace milks another loophole in the hide-and-seek rulebook and slays Titus, thereby sending the rest of the High Council to slaughter at the hands of their demonic overlord, Le Bail. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026 With Australia’s Queensland coast standing in the Amazon, Gormican skillfully milks the inherent humor in the situation while also not letting the horror aspects of the original film overtake this one, at least not enough to threaten a PG-13 rating. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for milks

Verb

Residents didn’t want the plastic white bollards Charlotte typically uses.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
The technology underlying chatbots such as Claude and ChatGPT uses patterns in data by analyzing vast quantities of digital text and video from the internet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of uses

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New York City’s child welfare agency routinely abuses its emergency power to take children from their parents without a court order, creating lifelong consequences for families, a new class-action lawsuit seeking to end the practice alleged Thursday.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
People deserve a government that watches out for our people’s best interests, not one that abuses its powers and sells us to the highest bidder.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

Definition of abuses

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The scholar sees Cuba’s future in natural gas, an energy source the Cuban government already exploits in partnership with the Canadian company Sherritt International.

— Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Shot in 2022 but set in the 1970s, the warmth of Mei’s projector light contrasts with the white LED lights from passing cars, a temporally porous mise-en-scène that Warnick exploits throughout his film.

— Dylan Adamson, IndieWire, 21 July 2026

Definition of exploits

Verb

The Nevis Tourism Authority strategically leverages food to offer authentic experiences, connecting visitors with the island's culture and community.

— Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
With a Bachelor's Degree in Music Technology, Christian leverages his industry knowledge to review audio products for PCMag, including Bluetooth headphones and speakers.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026