exploitative
adjective
ex·ploit·ative
ik-ˈsplȯi-tə-tiv 
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
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: 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
Examples of exploitative in a Sentence
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With remarkable control and a heavy dose of absurdity, Nyoni revealed the misogyny embedded within, and the exploitative nature of, these ad hoc communities.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
But if a network of TikTok’s size and cultural relevance were to be revamped to go against the Big Tech grain—explicitly rejecting the exploitative ways that Meta has come to embody—that would truly be something else.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 15 May 2024
But the more our culture brands such exploitative recordings as tasteless and taboo, the better.
—Michael Gallant, Billboard, 15 May 2024
But exploitative labor practices and enormous government subsidies also play a big role.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 14 May 2024
The labor laws passed by Congress in the first half of the 20th century had little impact, as many private businesses had already banned exploitative practices.
—Jacob Swartz, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
The vocalist and guitarist was also an outspoken critic of musicians and others who participated in exploitative industry practices.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Still, the prevailing message of Spacey Unmasked is that behavior doesn’t have to be criminal to be exploitative and wrong — in the workplace or otherwise.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
Ahead of the premiere of the British documentary that delves into Kevin Spacey’s history of allegedly inappropriate and exploitative behavior, the actor addressed some of the new accusations against him in a nearly two-hour video interview posted on social media.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2024
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
But if a network of TikTok’s size and cultural relevance were to be revamped to go against the Big Tech grain—explicitly rejecting the exploitative ways that Meta has come to embody—that would truly be something else.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 15 May 2024
But the more our culture brands such exploitative recordings as tasteless and taboo, the better.
—Michael Gallant, Billboard, 15 May 2024
But exploitative labor practices and enormous government subsidies also play a big role.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 14 May 2024
The labor laws passed by Congress in the first half of the 20th century had little impact, as many private businesses had already banned exploitative practices.
—Jacob Swartz, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
The vocalist and guitarist was also an outspoken critic of musicians and others who participated in exploitative industry practices.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Still, the prevailing message of Spacey Unmasked is that behavior doesn’t have to be criminal to be exploitative and wrong — in the workplace or otherwise.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
Ahead of the premiere of the British documentary that delves into Kevin Spacey’s history of allegedly inappropriate and exploitative behavior, the actor addressed some of the new accusations against him in a nearly two-hour video interview posted on social media.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2024
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“Exploitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitative. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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