leveraged

verb

Definition of leveragednext
past tense of leverage
as in used
to take unfair advantage of a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame

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Recent Examples of leveraged It should be leveraged, not relied upon strictly to deliver all results. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 This trade ensures the Devils avoid a risky contract and arms them with draft picks that can be leveraged as currency to add top-six winger help. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Brunson, the crafty undersized guard, leveraged that pressure by drawing two shooting fouls in as many possessions on three-point attempts. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 The company leveraged digital twin technology to iterate upon its existing designs and make a more compact lunar rover. — Chris Young june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2026 The hope is that this continues, with the bullish case calling for another constructive consolidation to be completed and eventually leveraged. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 24 June 2026 India’s government, which has long leveraged a hard line on Pakistan for domestic political advantage, enjoyed a rally-around-the-flag effect that gave it a useful boost one year after a worse-than-expected performance in national elections. — Michael Kugelman, Time, 26 June 2026 While figures like Hill, Bomani Jones, and Elle Duncan have leveraged their race to advance their careers, media companies have aggressively cut ties with white employees since 2020. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 The agency has provided medical and operational support for the repatriation of Americans potentially exposed to hantavirus and has leveraged its network of Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers to provide specialized care when needed. — W. Craig Vanderwagen, STAT, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveraged
  1. used
  2. exploited
  3. abused
  4. manipulated
Verb
  • The Hyundai Motor Company used one of the world’s largest sporting stages to showcase its robotics ambitions.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • For instance, in Berkeley, neighbors used CEQA — citing potential noise impact from partying students — to delay, for years, UC Berkeley’s construction of student dorms on People’s Park.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of used
Verb
  • The argument was that tech like cameras and GPS tracking in cars could be exploited by foreign powers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • Starting with the campaign for universal white male suffrage soon after the American Revolution, marginalized and exploited people fought for equal rights.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of exploited
Verb
  • Some dogs fear brooms, vacuum cleaners or other household products, particularly if they’ve been hurt or abused in the past.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Lamar called out Drake for allegedly having a secret child, and Drake claimed that Kendrick abused his fiancée.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Definition of abused
Verb
  • In all the stories across both timelines, Dinner said there’s a common thread about memories and how they can be manipulated, and that exploring it was part of the appeal of the new season — not just for the audience, but for the director.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 July 2026
  • The other company whose shares were manipulated in the scheme, E-Waste, had an even higher market cap at some point, despite being nothing more than a shell company.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of manipulated

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