leveraging

verb

Definition of leveragingnext
present participle of leverage
as in using
to take unfair advantage of a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraging
  1. using
  2. exploiting
  3. manipulating
Verb
  • Related to both is a program of using challenges to solve real-world complex problems.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Deadline international team has pooled its thoughts using a pretty loose methodology to define success.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of using
Verb
  • Kohli, so technically assured during his astounding career, has developed a major weakness outside off-stump and Australia's unrelenting seamers are exploiting this.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Authorities have said migrants are especially vulnerable to abuse, such as in the case of a Highland Park woman charged with eight counts of human trafficking after allegedly exploiting four immigrants in early 2024.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of exploiting
Verb
  • The majority is manipulating a personal tragedy to scapegoat immigrants.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Stop motion is so time-consuming — days of manipulating puppets one frame at a time for a few seconds of footage — that no animator wants to do reshoots.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of manipulating
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Thesaurus Entries Near leveraging

leverages

leveraging

levered

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