PLAYED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

played (on or upon)

verb

past tense of play (on or upon)

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to take unfair advantage of the candidate played on the voters' prejudices

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Thousands of people marched through central Brussels in a protest that was largely peaceful, although some scuffles broke out with police, who used tear gas and water cannons in some instances.

— Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
To fix this, researchers used Bayesian hierarchical distance sampling.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

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OpenAI reported that the agents used unauthorized communication channels, exploited vulnerabilities and engaged in reward hacking.

— Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Rogers’ indiscretion was later exploited by online blackmail scammers, ultimately leading to his downfall.

— Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

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Ireland forward Adam Idah, who is Black, was allegedly racially abused by a small number of Israeli fans present during the first match.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
The girl was found in Mexico along with her father, 38-year-old Sergio Galvez Perez, who authorities allege abused and impregnated her.

— Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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The goal was to increase the wear to 36 hours, update it with product technology such as an oil-controlling AlgaNiacin complex leveraged from its skin care labs, and offer a more natural matte finish.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Wealthy protagonist who has leveraged all his assets at considerable risk?

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of leveraged

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Roughly half of the 10 patients in the study had some vision restoration after researchers injected them with a gene to make their retina produce a light-sensing protein so that it could be manipulated.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
The senses of anyone entering these tombs were heavily manipulated.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

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