Vocabulary
Exploitation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
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The disorder we witness outside ecological ruin, economic exploitation, political decay is not accidental.
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Outward splendour
— 2026-04-24
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By criminalising facilitators, barring nikah registrars from solemnising such unions, and rejecting `exceptions`, it recognises the hard truth that loopholes invite exploitation.
Dawn Editorials —
Ending child marriages
— 2026-04-15
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Children become more vulnerable to abuse, neglect and exploitation, including child labour.
Dawn Editorials —
Education last
— 2026-04-09
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In such conditions, the risks of exploitation and abuse, particularly for women and children, rise sharply.
Dawn Editorials —
Looking for safety
— 2026-03-16
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She had established safe houses in Iraq that saved hundreds of women from exploitation and abuse.
Dawn Editorials —
The war on women
— 2026-03-07
Synonyms
taking advantage, abuse of, making use, misuse, unfair treatment, ill treatment,
Curator example
“the exploitation of migrant workers”
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