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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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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
Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 June 2025
This is exploited by both parties, but the GOP has truly turned it into an art form.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
More alarming is that the exploits are discovered only after a cyberattack.
—Dewayne Hart, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Verb
Oklahoma City’s switches will give Indiana opportunities with advantageous mismatches, but the Pacers cannot get stuck trying to exploit those matchups and playing outside of their normal game.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 June 2025
This is exploited by both parties, but the GOP has truly turned it into an art form.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Noun
Corridos have long been used to tell stories in Mexico, sometimes recounting the exploits of bandits and outlaws.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
More alarming is that the exploits are discovered only after a cyberattack.
—Dewayne Hart, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploit
Verb
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The initiative draws water from the L.A. River in downtown L.A., cleans it and uses it to irrigate Los Angeles State Historic Park.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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In 2024, Summers performed an Off-Broadway show about his life titled The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, which used Double Dare to tell his life story.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
31 May 2025
Verb
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All platforms manipulate users to keep them scrolling.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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Attackers can design prompts that insert malicious instructions through seemingly innocent prompts, manipulate the model to reset its understanding of its role or subtly influence the model's output by feeding misleading information or context.—
Etay Maor,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Treatments include massages utilizing a mixture of orange, clove, ginger and seaweed, or emulating the movements of the sea to relieve muscular tension; a seaweed leaf wrap to soften and nourish the skin and skin renewal facials.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Rather than matching in this instance, consider plant growth forms and whether the potential shade generated can be utilized.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Aboard Amaryllis or Fleur de Lys, travellers explore all 33 Grand Cru designations—a feat nearly impossible to recreate privately—and take part in cellar tastings at revered producers like Maison Joseph Drouhin.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Neanderthals made and used wooden spears, cared for their fellow community members, made sticky tar and other adhesives, and butchered massive elephants, among other feats.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 June 2025
Noun
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There are worse things that can be done to good government than junking Humphrey’s Executor, and Trump is busily engaged in many of them.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Viewed from within China, things had been looking up after the world’s two largest economies agreed to dramatically roll back steep tariffs – a conciliatory step in a trade war that had threatened the entire global trading system.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
Noun
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To have experiences with other people that were one of a kind and completely exciting and unique and engaging and revealing.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
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One celebrity or influencer’s experience is not a blueprint for your own life.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Relations have only worsened in recent years, as Beijing has leveraged its budding economic and military power to ramp up pressure on its neighbor.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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Lennar is well positioned to capitalize on this trend, leveraging its extensive land inventory and efficient construction processes.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The same applies to the other numbers noted in the study, 6835, 7637, 8093, and 9629.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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With just two weeks to WWDC 2025, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the UI overhaul will be applied to all of Apple’s operating systems, not just iOS or macOS.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2025
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“Exploit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploit. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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