as in to pry
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever
the workers used crowbars to lever the heavy stone block into its new position
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Recent Examples of lever
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
The drop was exacerbated by a large number of traders who were highly levered, borrowing money to increase the size of their bets.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Ivey is among the many Democrats backing Jeffries’s strategy of withholding support for the DHS spending bill as a lever in the push for ICE reforms.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
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Verb
If the potatoes are hard to pull, use the shovel to carefully lever them out of the soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
The drop was exacerbated by a large number of traders who were highly levered, borrowing money to increase the size of their bets.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
Around the world, immigration policy is evolving from a reactive system into a proactive economic lever.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Ivey is among the many Democrats backing Jeffries’s strategy of withholding support for the DHS spending bill as a lever in the push for ICE reforms.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lever
Noun
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The men claimed a pair of metal folding chairs set beside the campfire; Adi found a seat on a big knob of driftwood.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Protect Hardware When Painting Painting can result in a real mess when stray streaks and drips land on handles, knobs, and pulls.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After killing a penalty early in the middle frame, Minnesota pulled even with another man-advantage goal when Joel Eriksson Ek snapped in the rebound of a Kaprizov shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Later, Trevon Brazile had a shot to pull the Razorbacks close with LSU ahead 34-31, but the senior missed the front end of a one-and-one opportunity.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One wrong move can slow everything down, and there’s no easy undo button.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Listen to the full interview by clicking on the blue play button above.—
Jordan-Marie Smith,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The gains have lifted the precious-metals complex from platinum to palladium, and even base metals.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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While vehicle sales declined, investor enthusiasm around AI helped lift the stock.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One man asked for a switch of signs.—
Asra Q. Nomani , Nikolas Lanum , Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ball quickly sprinted to the scorer’s table and checked in to applause from the crowd, likely unaware of the switch with the starting lineup.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Instead of sending a specific message, as neurotransmitters do, neuromodulators dial brain activity up or down and change the brain’s overall state like a dial on a radio.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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The center display was made larger in part by reclaiming space formerly occupied by hard navigation buttons and relocating the volume dial to the trim just below it.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The key is to start where friction is highest, whether that’s customer responses, proposals, first-pass marketing copy or product listings, and introduce a simple review checklist that defines what must be accurate, what must never be claimed, and what requires human sign-off.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her dreams of late had all been like this, trying to pack without a bag or leave the house without her keys, trying to read without her contacts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This has been confirmed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, numerous selectors who were in the room, and my vote for coach Belichick.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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There's also one representative from the Pro Football Writers of America and 17 at-large selectors, including active journalists.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Lever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lever. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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