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exploited

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adjective

utilized or made practical use of, especially for profit:
Edible insects are a widely exploited food source among many of the world’s Indigenous populations.
used selfishly by someone for their own ends:
Every one of these exploited workers shared stories of their inhumane working conditions and their determination to fight back.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of exploit ²( def ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exploited¹

exploit ²( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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Their lack of rim protection got badly exploited by McDaniels, who consistently went over their defense.

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The right-wing press exploited this, as well, which likely contributed to his desire to speak out against those who want to use this to sow racial division.

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Booth, 65, is separately appealing a civil court ruling earlier this year which stated that he trafficked and exploited women and violently whipped them both at Lochdhu Lodge in Caithness, and overseas.

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US lawmakers on both sides had raised concerns about how these companies had "exploited" the provision.

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“DHS is leading efforts to conduct welfare checks on these children to ensure that they are safe and not being exploited, abused, and sex trafficked,” she said.

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exploitative exploiting

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