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as in used
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 manipulated
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 utilized
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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Recent Examples of exploited
Social media has exploited this tendency, driving an algorithmic wedge into our society that the founders could hardly have imagined.
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Michael Fitts,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The book is often about the ways in which wellness and self-care have become commodified and exploited — having to level up to buy things in order to feel good.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Bernardo’s performance levels that season were lower than ever, at a time when a City team lacking legs got exploited over and over again.
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Sam Lee,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
So far, there are no reports of the usbliter8 bug being exploited in the wild.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
21 June 2026
However, Nawrocki is a nationalist politician who has exploited anti-Ukrainian sentiment for electoral gain.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
The spirits of these men are not just being exploited; their labor is as well.
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Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Anyone who suspects a child is being exploited online can submit a report to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline.
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Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
Michael Fitts,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The book is often about the ways in which wellness and self-care have become commodified and exploited — having to level up to buy things in order to feel good.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Bernardo’s performance levels that season were lower than ever, at a time when a City team lacking legs got exploited over and over again.
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Sam Lee,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
So far, there are no reports of the usbliter8 bug being exploited in the wild.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
21 June 2026
However, Nawrocki is a nationalist politician who has exploited anti-Ukrainian sentiment for electoral gain.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
The spirits of these men are not just being exploited; their labor is as well.
—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Anyone who suspects a child is being exploited online can submit a report to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline.
—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploited
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Since the launch of LineShine, the supercomputer has been used for applications ranging from climate modeling and engineering simulations to drug discovery, neuroscience and AI, the center said.
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The newer techniques, and the ones being used by the better clinics in Turkey, are FUE and DHI.
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In all the stories across both timelines, Dinner said there’s a common thread about memories and how they can be manipulated, and that exploring it was part of the appeal of the new season — not just for the audience, but for the director.
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The other company whose shares were manipulated in the scheme, E-Waste, had an even higher market cap at some point, despite being nothing more than a shell company.
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The Royals have utilized young starters such as Luinder Avila and Stephen Kolek to fill rotation spots.
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Factoring the maximum of three two-way contract slots into account when they are officially filled, that pushes the Hornets up to 19, leaving just two more spots that can be utilized in the offseason and heading into training camp.
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Bianca Graham, 30, of Astoria, abused her position at the Blythebourne Post Office in Borough Park to make some extra cash at the expense of 13 victims between August 2024 and August 2025, prosecutors say.
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Seven years later, Leonard has abused an organization, alienated a fan base and basically collected nearly $300 million of Steve Ballmer’s money and burned it.
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Council members chose to open a public application to find her successor, and more than 110 people applied for the job.
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Adams and her dad applied pressure on the neck wound with beach towels.
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It should be leveraged, not relied upon strictly to deliver all results.
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India’s government, which has long leveraged a hard line on Pakistan for domestic political advantage, enjoyed a rally-around-the-flag effect that gave it a useful boost one year after a worse-than-expected performance in national elections.
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As of Monday, Blue was no longer employed at the McDonald’s, and is being held at the Broward County Jail without bond, per NBC Miami.
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First, that Netanyahu will once again rely on the anti-Arab rhetoric that his party has employed for years.
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The truth is she was fully harnessed and attached to the roof.
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The company’s GPUs offer more flexibility than an ASIC such as a TPU — after all, GPUs were originally designed to render better 3D computer graphics before their processing power was harnessed for a broader range of tasks, including AI.
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