playing (on or upon)

verb

Definition of playing (on or upon)next
present participle of play (on or upon)
as in imposing (on or upon)
to take unfair advantage of the candidate played on the voters' prejudices

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playing (on or upon)
  1. using
  2. exploiting
  3. manipulating
Verb
  • The Black Knights run the highest percentage of run concepts using outside zone and man.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Now, 10 years in, The Frankie Shop has graduated to using the same factories as major luxury brands.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of using
Verb
  • Kissing the ring might just signal weakness to a man skilled at exploiting it.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have condemned Israel’s incursion, accusing it of exploiting the disarray in Syria and violating international law.
    Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of exploiting
Verb
  • That has led to consternation that the Chiefs get all the right bounces — and even some conspiracies that the officials are manipulating things for Kansas City.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Well, this kind of attack leverages multiple communication platforms with the end result of manipulating victims more effectively than a single channel can do.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of manipulating
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“Playing (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playing%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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