- present participle of abuse.
abusing
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"They're telling me I'm abusing my horse? No way."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
In 2016, Gutiérrez became Spotify’s top lawyer and was an architect and public face of its fight against Apple, which Spotify complained was abusing its control over the App Store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
I have read and replied to many cautionary tales about people abusing their responsibilities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Who wants to be accused of abusing children?” said Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The Germans are upset at stories that Czechs and Poles are abusing ethnic Germans living in Czechoslovakia and Poland.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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