exploitative
adjective
ex·ploit·ative
ik-ˈsplȯi-tə-tiv 
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
: exploiting or tending to exploit
especially
: unfairly or cynically using another person or group for profit or advantage
exploitative terms of employment
an exploitative film
exploitatively
adverb
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In this work, Minaya creates an analogy between American military intervention and the exploitative neocolonial tourist economy.
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María Elena Ortiz, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
What will happen when the next case involves a more exploitative employer?
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025
What is wrong with The Baldwins, then, is not its potentially exploitative qualities, which have been tamped down to a surprising and commendable degree.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams, as Billie Holiday and Louis McKay, respectively, embodied a vision of unconditional love that stood in stark contrast to the hyper-masculine and sometimes exploitative images of Black men seen in the Blaxploitation era.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
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María Elena Ortiz, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
What will happen when the next case involves a more exploitative employer?
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025
What is wrong with The Baldwins, then, is not its potentially exploitative qualities, which have been tamped down to a surprising and commendable degree.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams, as Billie Holiday and Louis McKay, respectively, embodied a vision of unconditional love that stood in stark contrast to the hyper-masculine and sometimes exploitative images of Black men seen in the Blaxploitation era.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Exploitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitative. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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