as in used
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 leveraged
Spotify hasn’t only been used to juice up Fifth Season’s musical knowledge as data from the music platform was also leveraged when compiling the top territories to target.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Regulatory sandboxes and safe harbors can be leveraged where applicable.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
No other guerrilla organization in the post-Cuban Revolution era leveraged that combination of domestic and international support so effectively.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Based in Arizona, Blair and Cardiff have leveraged the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to fuel their growth.
—Wyles Daniel, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Regulatory sandboxes and safe harbors can be leveraged where applicable.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
No other guerrilla organization in the post-Cuban Revolution era leveraged that combination of domestic and international support so effectively.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Based in Arizona, Blair and Cardiff have leveraged the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to fuel their growth.
—Wyles Daniel, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraged
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Schmidt warned that without enforcement, these rogue models could spread unchecked and be used for harm by bad actors.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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While initially designed to be used in a rocket artillery system, it was modified to be attached to a first-person-view drone using a wooden stick, wire and duct tape, CAR said.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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In theory, Slot’s tactical out-of-possession shuffle to a staggered 4-3-3 should help Liverpool to defend on their right flank, but the ease with which Chelsea exploited the space was a culmination of weeks of warning signs.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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There's nothing inherently damning about money chasing hyper-aggressive stocks in a bull market just turning three years old with many core fundamental themes appearing well-exploited.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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She had been abused as a child and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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For over a year, it was then used and abused for testing, much of it on Ferrari’s Fiorano track.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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There’s been no improvement in their real economy despite a stock market that seems manipulated higher, a la 2016.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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Its quantum state can be precisely prepared, manipulated and measured by experimenters.—
Zhixin Wang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Leveraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveraged. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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