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
Actually, my grandfather’s real partner was my grandmother, who milked the cows, fed the chickens and collected the eggs, then sold them, along with milk and cream and cheese, as well as vegetables from their huge garden.
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Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
The day continues with tending the land, caring for the animals, milking the sheep and goats and preparing the food and goods from our labor.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Price The cost of a milking robot can be several hundred thousand dollars, plus an additional $5,000 to $10,000 per year in operating costs.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Developers offset that long payback period by milking federal green energy tax credits, which can amount to 40% of total capital invested and can be claimed almost immediately to offset taxable income.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
The day continues with tending the land, caring for the animals, milking the sheep and goats and preparing the food and goods from our labor.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Price The cost of a milking robot can be several hundred thousand dollars, plus an additional $5,000 to $10,000 per year in operating costs.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Developers offset that long payback period by milking federal green energy tax credits, which can amount to 40% of total capital invested and can be claimed almost immediately to offset taxable income.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milk
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On Wednesday, police in Seattle used pepper spray to clear out protesters, and officers in Denver used smoke and pepper balls to control a crowd.—
Krysta Fauria,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Shein may be using a partnership to bring goods made in India to its global consumers.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
12 June 2025
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This hypothetical No 9 would push opposition back lines towards their own goal, giving further space for Fernandes and other team-mates to exploit.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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The farmer may lack the experience and capital, or otherwise, to exploit that potential commercial use.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Three-time gold medal sprinter Gabby Thomas was verbally abused at a track meet in Philadelphia, not the first harassment this year.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Smart was subjected to daily rapes and often abused and starved throughout her 9-month ordeal.—
Stephanie Kaloi,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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So, to not leverage that in a new HD release to the same degree as G-Darius HD, if not more so, feels like a lost opportunity.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The company can’t even leverage its AI features as a differentiator there, since ChatGPT integration had to be stripped from Chinese iPhones to comply with local regulations.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
7 June 2025
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This may surprise the more than 1 million Californians who received $21.65 apiece from the state in mid-May after a settlement reached by state Attorney General Rob Bonta with three gasoline trading firms that allegedly manipulated gas prices in 2016 during another refinery outage.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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Deepfakes are manipulated images, audio recordings, or videos of real people that have been altered with artificial intelligence to misrepresent someone as saying or doing something that the person did not actually say or do.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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Officers then arrested Townsend on suspicion of pimping.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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At the Willow Street property, officers arrested Bili Ruan, 50, of San Jose, on suspicion of pimping, Garibay said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Milk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milk. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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