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verb (1)

as in to exert
to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively she plied all of her charm and intelligence to convince everyone to volunteer as tutors

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ply

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verb (2)

as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another two single yarns were plied together to get the fabric that smooth, firm feel

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Recent Examples of ply
Noun
And not just throw them out in the middle of the forest, but the man built tents that had four-ply washroom tissue! Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025 As such, birch ply sees a return to favor, with many of the components being fashioned from the popular build material. New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
EVs Bring Increasing Benefits To Jordan Society Around 150,000 EVs now ply Jordan’s roads, using 350 GWh of electricity annually. Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Quigley, who hasn’t played since 2022, is nearby taking care of their baby while Vandersloot plies her trade. Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ply
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Noun
  • Furthermore and worthy of many articles, is the risk that past biases are embedded into future AI, replicating and amplifying discriminatory patterns that deplete human rights and human freedom.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Auditability: Like humans, AI should be accountable for bias and error.
    David Ferrucci, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Having been sober for many decades herself, Bev recognizes the narcissism of addiction, the way addicts have a tendency to put themselves at the center of the universe.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • But beneath the surface, there’s often a fragile sense of self, defended by a deep need for control, an inability to tolerate shame, and a tendency to distort reality in ways that protect their internal world at the expense of those around them.
    Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Anti-Japanese prejudice from the war extended to any Asians.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Warnings, repeatedly dismissed with prejudice, may eventually stop arriving.
    David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025

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“Ply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ply. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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