capitalizing (on)

verb

Definition of capitalizing (on)next
present participle of capitalize (on)
as in playing (on or upon)
to take unfair advantage of capitalized on her coworker's absence to take full credit for the joint project

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  1. using
  2. exploiting
  3. manipulating
Verb
  • At the core of the company’s operation is the aim of developing the technological skills of all sorts of large organizations using AI.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Avoid using names, addresses or other identifiers.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of using
Verb
  • That may have been more a case of Texas not being ready for a running quarterback and Georgia exploiting that.
    Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • If your personal information has already been compromised, freezing your credit can be a vital step to stop thieves from exploiting your identity further.
    Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of exploiting
Verb
  • Towns has the best effective shooting rate of his career, and his penchant for drawing out and manipulating bigs is particularly fun to watch.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Well, those hands have recently become even more useful, as each one is now capable of simultaneously holding and manipulating an object.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of manipulating
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“Capitalizing (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalizing%20%28on%29. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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