as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
unscrupulous people trying to milk the welfare system for all it's worth
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Recent Examples of milk
Cows could die if workers don’t show up to milk them.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Catherine O’Leary Commonly held belief: There are several versions, but the most common one is this — Catherine O’Leary went into the barn on the dry Sunday night of Oct. 8, 1871, with the lantern to milk one of her cows for oyster stew.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Microsoft’s focus remained largely on milking its cash cows, Windows and Office.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Drink you milk little kittens, Harris Dickinson has stepped into the Criterion Closet.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Catherine O’Leary Commonly held belief: There are several versions, but the most common one is this — Catherine O’Leary went into the barn on the dry Sunday night of Oct. 8, 1871, with the lantern to milk one of her cows for oyster stew.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Microsoft’s focus remained largely on milking its cash cows, Windows and Office.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Drink you milk little kittens, Harris Dickinson has stepped into the Criterion Closet.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milk
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Very quickly, Nate learns to use his affliction to his advantage via such methods as grabbing a blazing hot frying pan and pummeling his stunned opponent with it during a kitchen fight.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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These 12-week courses typically include work experience, can often be paid for using workforce grants, and allow students to return to the institution for other related and stackable credentials. 5.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Much of what does exist will be difficult to exploit, particularly at a time of war.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Large entities exploited this dynamic, leveraging economies of scale and engaging in aggressive mergers.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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For too long, as alleged in the Complaint, the Board has abused its power, violating Florida law and its own governing documents while gaslighting members who invest millions in memberships and annual dues.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Her defense attorney, Jose Baez, dropped the bombshell accusation that Casey had been abused by her father, implying that this explained her string of lies and her willingness to protect him.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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Intuit, which offers products like TurboTax, Credit Karma, and QuickBooks, has made big gains in leveraging AI for customer-facing applications.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
4 Mar. 2025
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The new Turkish streamer will leverage BluTV’s local standing and combine it with a richer content lineup combining global hits from HBO and Max Originals, alongside BluTV’s Turkish originals.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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But they had been manipulated by homeowners and businesses, and used to block all kinds of new construction.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Editing concerns truly manipulating an image, making changes to particular areas, and adding content like text, shapes, or other images on top of the original.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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Of the five, Walton has been accused of involvement in pimping before.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
30 July 2024
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Vana also accused Shipps of pimping her out to a colleague across state lines.—
Sara Coello,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Milk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milk. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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