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as in to use
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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2
as in to manipulate
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 to utilize
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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as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan
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as in thing
something done by someone
once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit, his assassination of Lincoln
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as in experience
an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand
a memoir recounting three decades of exploits as a roving foreign correspondent for TV news
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Recent Examples of exploit
David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2025
Hale ran the scheme from February 2021 to March 2022, exploiting his workplace to share copies of more than 20 popular movies, according to an indictment the department unsealed Friday.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
He was named Man of the Match on Sunday, following his goalscoring exploits.
—Ben Church, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
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Verb
This is one of the reasons Sikorsky exploited the approach for its latest tail-sitting drone.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2025
Hale ran the scheme from February 2021 to March 2022, exploiting his workplace to share copies of more than 20 popular movies, according to an indictment the department unsealed Friday.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
Loading your audio article SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The timing of Bryce Eldridge’s debut will be as contingent on his defensive development as his offensive exploits.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
He was named Man of the Match on Sunday, following his goalscoring exploits.
—Ben Church, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploit
Verb
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Through a careful expedition using cutting-edge technology, gold has been drawn from the site for the first time in years and will be available via public auction through the sale of the coins.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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When in doubt, navigate directly to the website using an address rather than clicking through from another site.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Mid-20th century, metafiction was all about producing a sort of free zone of uncertainty in the reader about whether they themselves might be caught within a story or the product of some author, or being manipulated by some storyteller at a higher ontological plane, a different plane of being.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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The letter also suggested that the company’s models could pose an additional risk of manipulating information seen by Americans.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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For up-to-date Public Health Information and restoration of public utilities, please utilize the links and contacts below.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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This means boosting sponsorships, developing grassroots initiatives, and utilizing tools like sim racing to make the sport more accessible.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The track has now spent 32 weeks on the Hot 100, a feat that only one other South Korean artist has accomplished — and Jimin knows that act very well.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The model initially debuted as an ultra-utilitarian tool watch boasting new feats of water resistance, shock resistance, and above all magnetic resistance.—
Cait Bazemore,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Other than making music, my go-to thing was riding bikes.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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Certainty about tariff uncertainty U.S. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett acknowledged that there will be more uncertainty regarding tariffs before things settle down.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To use the newest experience of Facebook, switch to a supported browser.—
facebook.com,
facebook.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Add in Unai Emery’s experience in Europe, and Villa will fancy their chances against most teams, including likely quarter-final opponents Liverpool (who could only draw 2-2 at Villa Park last month).—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Also important is broadening how our content is made available and distributed to the broadest range possible, leveraging digital technology.—
Edward Felsenthal,
TIME,
16 Mar. 2025
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These groups, Miller explained, exploit security gaps, leveraging vulnerabilities to move laterally, escalate privileges, exfiltrate sensitive data and ultimately deploy their payloads.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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That focus on the bottom line also applies to megacap tech companies.—
Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Exploit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploit. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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