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as in to want
to see fit
do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair
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as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
she kept her face still by sheer force of will
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as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
you cannot force me to do anything against my own will
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Recent Examples of will
The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Fans willed this branding exercise into existence, ever since a Padres blog in 2011 coined the phrase as part of a half-serious acknowledgement that Seattle and San Diego are not actually rivals.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
What remains in short supply is the political will to ensure that these impacts are neither ignored nor repeated.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Williams then backed down toward the rim and effectively willed a shot to go down.
—The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Fans willed this branding exercise into existence, ever since a Padres blog in 2011 coined the phrase as part of a half-serious acknowledgement that Seattle and San Diego are not actually rivals.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
International good faith, a sister of democracy, springs from the will of civilized nations of men to respect the rights and liberties of other nations of men.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
What remains in short supply is the political will to ensure that these impacts are neither ignored nor repeated.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for will
Verb
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Matthews left open the possibility of appearances of CNBC figures, as that network also will be part of the Comcast spinoff.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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They are expected to receive $86 million more in the coming years — potentially leaving more than half of the state's uncapped wells more vulnerable to incidents like the current spill in Garden Island Bay.—
Dan Ruetenik,
CBS News,
5 May 2025
Verb
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So to actually be part of the exhibition and be interacting with her has really been a full-circle moment for me because some of her writing really inspired me to want to design myself.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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There is a formula for some comedy where people don’t want something different.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Join 315 others in the comments View Comments Whether the market can continue to serve as a restraint on Trump’s intent to implement aggressive trade policy has ignited debate on Wall Street.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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Walmart, Whole Foods, and Amazon also faced calls for economic restraint by consumers.—
Karen R. King,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Abstaining from alcohol while in the air is a simple and responsible choice.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The song was a fitting choice not only for the sky, but for a three-day celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Baum-Walker Stadium.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Walter bequeaths Iris his Great Dane, a massive bummer of a canine who keeps sinking deeper into despair over the loss of his companion.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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López Obrador bequeathed a great many vulnerabilities to his successor.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But the viewer wasn’t the only one the jewelry designer sought to please.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Al-Qaida had published a document that said Harry’s assassination would please Muslims, and he and his wife were involved in a dangerous pursuit by paparazzi in New York.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
Noun
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This week’s crop of new music finds Luke Combs and Bailey Zimmerman pairing up on a hard-charging anthem about grit and determination.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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Choose from the Legends Tee, which honors Black pioneers of skateboarding with six black-and-white, high-contrast action shots, or the Wheels Tee, an homage to skateboarders’ determination and grit.—
Alia Yee Noll,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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That these effects provide the spark of self-aware experience, as well as the opportunity for sentient beings to inject free will into a decision, where the rest of the brain would appear to look much more like a deterministic computer algorithm.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2025
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Garmin claims all features Connect users can currently access for free will remain free, but this marks a major — if predictable — change in the company’s strategy going forwards.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Will.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/will. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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