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exploiting

[ik-sploi-ting] / ɪkˈsplɔɪ tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
corrupt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crooked fraudulent nefarious rotten shady unethical unscrupulous untrustworthy venal
STRONG
base bent debauched fixed foul open padded profiteering reprobate suborned tainted
WEAK
bribable double-dealing extortionate faithless fast and loose gone to the dogs inconstant iniquitous knavish mercenary on the take perfidious praetorian racket up snide treacherous two-faced underhanded unfaithful unprincipled wide open
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ethical good honest honorable moral respectable trustworthy
STRONG
clean pure
WEAK
decent helpful high kind noble principled purified sound truthful uncorrupt upright wholesome

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Exploiting them across businesses more quickly is a way to press that advantage, particularly as pop culture trends move faster thanks to social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Jeffrey Funk is a retired professor, tech consultant and the author of “Unicorns, Hype and Bubbles: A Guide To Spotting, Avoiding, and Exploiting Investment Bubbles in Tech.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

"Exploiting her right now really isn't the best time. I don't think there's any alarm to sound."

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

"Exploiting new phosphorus resources to replace the fast-depleting reserves, and establishing methods to recover phosphorus from waste streams, is becoming increasingly important," says Tsubouchi.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor   pool, Brazil became Latin America's leading economic power by the   1970s.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency