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Recent Examples of wield
The president has a long history of being stingy with his money, choosing instead to wield his influence by bestowing endorsements and staging rallies that energize the Republican base.
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Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
In an April 15 order, Cooper ruled that CREW is entitled to limited discovery into the question of whether DOGE is wielding authority sufficient to bring it within the purview of FOIA.
—ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
Utah Jazz Remarkably, the Jazz will not wield cap space unless John Collins declines his $26.6-million player option and leaves, in no small part because of their two first-round picks.
—Danny Leroux, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Hayden Christensen ultimately wielded the lightsaber in the prequel movies.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 May 2025
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Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
In an April 15 order, Cooper ruled that CREW is entitled to limited discovery into the question of whether DOGE is wielding authority sufficient to bring it within the purview of FOIA.
—ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
Utah Jazz Remarkably, the Jazz will not wield cap space unless John Collins declines his $26.6-million player option and leaves, in no small part because of their two first-round picks.
—Danny Leroux, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Hayden Christensen ultimately wielded the lightsaber in the prequel movies.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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Councilmember Yusef Salaam, who represents the area and exerts tremendous influence over whether or not One45 will pass in the Council, expressed myriad concerns about the project.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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Each individual gene involved in a polygenic trait may exert only a small influence on that trait.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Berry was 14 when a classmate used an AI app to attach a nude body to an Instagram photo of her face, before circulating it on social media.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Educators will have canoes and kayaks, paddles and life jackets to use and will offer instruction.—
Flip Putthoff,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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The same applies to the other numbers noted in the study, 6835, 7637, 8093, and 9629.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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With just two weeks to WWDC 2025, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the UI overhaul will be applied to all of Apple’s operating systems, not just iOS or macOS.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2025
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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