exploit

Definition for exploit

noun as in achievement

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accomplishment, adventure, deed, escapade, feat

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attainment, coup, do, effort, enterprise, job, maneuver, performance, stroke, stunt, venture

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tour de force

verb as in take advantage of; misuse

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abuse, apply, capitalize on, employ, handle, manipulate, mine, profit from, use, utilize

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bleed, exercise, finesse, fleece, jockey, maneuver, milk, play, skin, soak, stick, work

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avail oneself of, cash in on, get mileage out of, impose upon, make capital of, make use of, play on, profit by, put to use

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"If you steal a phone and it's worth hundreds of pounds you can understand why criminals who are one step ahead and want to exploit new crimes are turning to that world."

From BBC

“It is appalling that dishonest lawyers and individuals would exploit reforms that were meant to deliver justice to survivors of abuse.”

From Los Angeles Times

California is not exploiting a “loophole,” said Adriana Ramos-Yamamoto, a senior policy analyst at the California Budget & Policy Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that studies inequality.

From Los Angeles Times

One wonders about a supposedly rehabilitative penal system that refuses to foster that kind of hope, that only pulverizes, exploits and, to cover its misdeeds, deletes.

From Los Angeles Times

Peaky Blinders is to return to TV to follow the exploits of a new generation of the Shelby family after World War Two.

From BBC

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