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Recent Examples of wield
The tools of state security are being selectively wielded against critics.
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Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
In other words, our culture’s true crime obsession may feel inescapable, even in your hometown, but that same obsession can be wielded to inspire healthier media habits while working toward a better, more compassionate worldview.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Together with Iran’s ability to threaten traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran wields outsize power to inflict global economic pain.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
But back in the 1700s, Denmark was the one wielding its might in Greenland.
—Rikke Agnete Dam, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
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Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
In other words, our culture’s true crime obsession may feel inescapable, even in your hometown, but that same obsession can be wielded to inspire healthier media habits while working toward a better, more compassionate worldview.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Together with Iran’s ability to threaten traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran wields outsize power to inflict global economic pain.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
But back in the 1700s, Denmark was the one wielding its might in Greenland.
—Rikke Agnete Dam, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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The administration is also looking at how to exert further pressure on Cuba, which is going through its worst economic crisis in many decades, to hasten regime change.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Suzuki was best known for his investigations into the Unification Church, a Korean religious movement that had exerted significant influence in Japan since the nineteen-sixties—and that maintained direct ties with Abe and his political party.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now, the question of whether the US could again use force – or tactics like tariffs or sanctions – to strong-arm countries into choosing Washington’s interests over ties with China is a viable risk being evaluated in the region’s capitals.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Those who bought the checks would then attempt to fraudulently cash them, according to federal prosecutors, using a variety of methods.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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During vetting by the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, refugees are required to show they were persecuted or face persecution in their home countries and, once in the US, must apply for green cards a year after admission.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The designation only applies to the sign, not the attached building, which houses Americana Pizza.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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