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as in useful
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
claimed that solar power is an exploitable form of energy that is being underutilized
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as in susceptible
readily taken advantage of
the group opposes commercials on TV shows for kids, believing that young viewers are too exploitable by advertisers
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Recent Examples of exploitable
Geographic disparities in confidence and fraud exposure (Sub-Saharan Africa at 82%, North America at 79%) demonstrate how AI deployment without equivalent security maturation creates exploitable vulnerabilities.
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Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
India’s 2025 National Geothermal Energy Policy identifies approximately 10,600 MW of exploitable potential, with pilot projects underway in Andhra Pradesh.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Education isn’t a cure-all, but uninformed workers are more exploitable.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
This horror mashup looks more like an indie-level attempt to take an exploitable idea and run it into the ground with one novel way after another to chop up a teenage cast.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
This could soon begin to attract the criminal organizations looking for exploitable areas of science.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The downside to that wildness is exploitable attack loops that lead to infinities.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
India’s 2025 National Geothermal Energy Policy identifies approximately 10,600 MW of exploitable potential, with pilot projects underway in Andhra Pradesh.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Education isn’t a cure-all, but uninformed workers are more exploitable.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
This horror mashup looks more like an indie-level attempt to take an exploitable idea and run it into the ground with one novel way after another to chop up a teenage cast.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
This could soon begin to attract the criminal organizations looking for exploitable areas of science.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The downside to that wildness is exploitable attack loops that lead to infinities.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploitable
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Overall, the device feels like an incremental, useful evolution of the portable workstation idea.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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There’s usually some time that can be rearranged, experience built over the years, and a real interest in creating something useful.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Teens are more prone to act on emotion, more susceptible to peer pressure and often less able to consider long-term consequences.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Certain medical conditions and factors like age can also make people more susceptible to the cold.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Armchair analysis fills the space that is created by the absence of available facts.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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The model is only available to paying subscribers but will be available to the public soon, Kuaishou said.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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Critics say Starmer was, at best, naive in not recognizing the risks involved.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Critics say Mandelson’s ties with Epstein made his appointment too risky and Starmer was, at best, naive.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Use features like in-app messaging, video chat before meeting in person, profile visibility controls and easy blocking or reporting options.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sánchez Arévalo has framed the film as a deliberate genre blend — thriller, drama, black comedy and Western — emphasizing that its resistance to easy labelling was central to the appeal.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Exploitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploitable. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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