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playing (on or upon)

verb

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present participle of play (on or upon)

Synonyms of playing (on or upon)

to take unfair advantage of

the candidate played on the voters' prejudices

Synonyms for playing (on or upon)

abusing,
capitalizing (on),
cashing in (on),
exploiting,
imposing (on or upon),
leveraging,
milking,
pimping,
using,
working

Words Related to playing (on or upon)

jerking around,
manipulating,
mistreating

bleeding,
cheating,
fleecing,
overcharging,
skinning,
soaking,
sticking

commercializing,
commodifying

Phrases Synonymous with playing (on or upon)

trading on,
walking on

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Thesaurus Entries Near playing (on or upon)

playing hooky

playing (on or upon)

playing out

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“Playing (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playing%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 28 May. 2022.

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