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
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
According to a new study in Science, over the past four-plus decades, funding for the sciences has actually been higher when there is a Republican majority in the House of Representatives or a Republican occupying the White House than when Democrats control those levers of power.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
What else is new when you’re levered to China and charge more than anyone else?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Weaponize the levers of government for partisan political gain.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
According to a new study in Science, over the past four-plus decades, funding for the sciences has actually been higher when there is a Republican majority in the House of Representatives or a Republican occupying the White House than when Democrats control those levers of power.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
In addition to water that irrigated the crops, water supply was raised from the Nile and its waterways by means of the shaduf, a levering device with a long pole, until after the pharaonic period when the Persian Wheel or saqia arrived, typically turned by a pair of oxen.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
What else is new when you’re levered to China and charge more than anyone else?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lever
Noun
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No need to struggle with confusing buttons, as this option has a turn knob switch at the base for easy turning on and off.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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No more hanging socks from cabinet knobs or relying on campground and public laundromats.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Pearsall appeared to have reaggravated his knee injury that was plaguing him all week, and he was pulled from the game.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Russia launched its first major wave of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine in nearly a month, pounding sites across the country on Sunday and leaving Kyiv hardest hit as rescue workers scrambled to pull people from the rubble.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Let the new moon in Cancer on June 25 be your reset button.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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In this age of Amazon, packages promptly appear on doorsteps following a mere click of a button or a vocal cue.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Because of its shallow bowl and medium-length prongs, this hair diffuser dryer is best for shorter hair lengths or fine, curly hair, effectively lifting and setting any curl pattern.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Jules Cabrera scored the lone goal to lift Canton to a 1-0 Hockomock League win over Oliver Ames.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After the switch, community leaders could stand beside local and government leaders to deliver messages about vaccines and treatment without the burden of an offensive label.—
Dr. Nikki Romanik,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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As for that switch in materials?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To reach the suicide and crisis hotline, dial 988.—
Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Don't adjust your dial—those are indeed potato chips the cookies!—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Slated to open in early 2028, the property will combine a 63-key hotel with 54 private villas, ranging from two to five bedrooms.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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Jonny Greenwood’s score moves between soaring strings and dissonant piano keys, alternately soothing and anxious; a few pieces composed by Jon Brion add an ambient layer of wistfulness.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Premium trims gain ventilated front seats, and the gear selector migrates to the steering column, ostensibly to free up cabin space.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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They were whittled down to the final 26 players by a panel of selectors.—
Peter Carline,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Lever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lever. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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