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Recent Examples of wield
The institutions of the new democracy were fragile, and the military still wielded enough influence to block meaningful accountability.
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Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The first pits young poison expert Shinobu against the fan-wielding Doma (Upper Rank Two).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Cities are places of power and messing with the structure means coming into contact with people who have and wield influence.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The next day, prominent conservative X accounts such as Libs of Tik Tok and End Wokeness circulated the video and a screenshot of Brown wielding his knife just moments before the attack.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The first pits young poison expert Shinobu against the fan-wielding Doma (Upper Rank Two).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Cities are places of power and messing with the structure means coming into contact with people who have and wield influence.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The next day, prominent conservative X accounts such as Libs of Tik Tok and End Wokeness circulated the video and a screenshot of Brown wielding his knife just moments before the attack.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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The creature that possessed the unfortunate Ensign Gamble finds a way back from its permanent transporter buffer exile, and is able to exert a malign influence on a whole new generation of followers.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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These videos have reignited calls for tech giants to exert more control over how content appears on their platforms as some companies have scaled back their moderation efforts.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Photonic quantum computing is a quantum computation approach that uses photons—particles of light—as qubits.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Zoryve has a unique active ingredient—roflumilast, an enzyme inhibitor that’s being used for the first time in a topical medication.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Goldilocks principle applies to ensuring that the soup is not too hot and not too cold.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Regional restrictions may apply.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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