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Recent Examples of profiteer
Facebook stands accused of giving unscrupulous profiteers, politicians, and anyone else willing to pay the ability to change minds about everything from who to vote for to whether to get the vaccine.
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 17 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, advancement of AI has emboldened corporate profiteers who have already extracted fortunes from government technology investment, and see orders of magnitude greater opportunities to sell tech products with AI.
—Bruce Schneier, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Artificial intelligence is billed by its profiteers as a new frontier for technology and humanity, but generative AI often perpetuates existing social harms.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
And until that changes, the answer to the only question that matters — who benefits? — will stay the same: not the flesh-and-blood people who make the work possible, but the corporations and startup profiteers who cash in on the churn.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 17 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, advancement of AI has emboldened corporate profiteers who have already extracted fortunes from government technology investment, and see orders of magnitude greater opportunities to sell tech products with AI.
—Bruce Schneier, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Artificial intelligence is billed by its profiteers as a new frontier for technology and humanity, but generative AI often perpetuates existing social harms.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
And until that changes, the answer to the only question that matters — who benefits? — will stay the same: not the flesh-and-blood people who make the work possible, but the corporations and startup profiteers who cash in on the churn.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiteer
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The New York Times later reported that Bankman-Fried was placed in solitary confinement because the crypto swindler violated the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ rules.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the fake ads include the swindler’s contact information instead of the real landlord’s.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Tovar has his warts, but Coors Field remains a cheat code that will continue to pad his stats.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Iran lies, cheats, blusters and bullies.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If the issues in high school sports are ever going to be fixed, then cheaters need to be exposed.—
Eric Sondheimer
Columnist
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Your competition at this point in the Netflix dating show’s run will include 10 seasons’ worth of cheaters and liars, clout chasers and schmoozers and players.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Anyone can open an eBay account, and side hustlers without storage costs or overhead often feel less pressure to move product.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
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Noah, who doesn't hesitate to describe himself as a hustler, tried to entice his brother into exploiting the movement to make money.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Democrats, though, have no problems releasing all these bloodthirsty thugs back into the neighborhood.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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In a season 3 teaser, Peter saves Suraj Sharma's Jay Batra from some thugs at a soccer stadium.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Profiteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiteer. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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