exploitative
adjective
ex·ploit·ative
ik-ˈsplȯi-tə-tiv 
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
: exploiting or tending to exploit
especially
: unfairly or cynically using another person or group for profit or advantage
exploitative terms of employment
an exploitative film
exploitatively
adverb
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The exploitative aspect of publicity grieving is obvious.
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Cody Delistraty, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
And those stories, in different hands, sometimes feel exploitative.
—Tomris Laffly, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
Entire subreddits are devoted to unmasking Darrien O’Connor, the exploitative TV writer who mentors Gadd’s Donny, only to drug and rape his acolyte.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 June 2024
Over the years, as college sports evolved into a mega-enterprise, lawsuits and labor actions chipped away at that model, which came to be increasingly seen as exploitative in big-money sports like football and men’s basketball.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 24 May 2024
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Cody Delistraty, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
And those stories, in different hands, sometimes feel exploitative.
—Tomris Laffly, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
Entire subreddits are devoted to unmasking Darrien O’Connor, the exploitative TV writer who mentors Gadd’s Donny, only to drug and rape his acolyte.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 June 2024
Over the years, as college sports evolved into a mega-enterprise, lawsuits and labor actions chipped away at that model, which came to be increasingly seen as exploitative in big-money sports like football and men’s basketball.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 24 May 2024
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“Exploitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitative. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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