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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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
For Israel, this model also enabled Hamas to exploit aid.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
Mark Carey, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Despite all the controversy that Tesla is experiencing due to Elon Musk's political exploits, the Tesla Model Y remains a fierce competitor.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 May 2025
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Updates often include important security patches that fix vulnerabilities hackers might try to exploit.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
For Israel, this model also enabled Hamas to exploit aid.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
Noun
Winning domestic and continental trophies in England, Germany and Spain as a player with Liverpool, Bayern and Madrid instantly commands respect among those within a squad, and his invincible exploits as Leverkusen manager will have undoubtedly rippled through Europe.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Despite all the controversy that Tesla is experiencing due to Elon Musk's political exploits, the Tesla Model Y remains a fierce competitor.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 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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Administration officials initially weighed using Section 122 to impose higher tariffs but decided not to, due to the 150-day limit.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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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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The abominable snowman terrorized the North Pole with his size and sheer power, but by the end of the show, Santa Claus and the elves found a way to turn perceived negatives into actual positives by utilizing the snowman’s height to place a star at the top of the Christmas tree.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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That Airwallex has emerged as a global leader is no small feat.—
Cat Wang,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Meanwhile, two of Sleep Token’s members, Vessel I and Vessel II, also achieve a notable feat.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
22 May 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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The company is now counting on the experience of Stephen Hemsley, who returned as CEO to steer it through the current crisis.—
Sriparna Roy,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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While Washington’s red carpet experience was less than stellar, he was soon awarded with a surprise Honorary Palme d’Or, the festival’s highest accolade, during the Highest 2 Lowest premiere Monday (May 19) night.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
21 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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