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One Battle After Another is full of pointed little moments like that, details that are at first funny — Lockjaw’s too-tight shirts, a group of separatists’ badly done face tattoos — but ultimately convey contempt for people who wield their power exclusively to hurt others.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Outside of the school, Evelyn wields a mysterious kind of power over the town itself, which no one seems to question until Alex (Martin), a curious police officer, moves in with his pregnant wife Laura (Sarah Gadon).
—Erin McMullen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Chen said congressional Democrats’ legislation is an effort by Congress’ minority party to wield legislative power and respond to the pressures on the First Amendment.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Several suspects could be seen wielding pickaxes.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Outside of the school, Evelyn wields a mysterious kind of power over the town itself, which no one seems to question until Alex (Martin), a curious police officer, moves in with his pregnant wife Laura (Sarah Gadon).
—Erin McMullen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Chen said congressional Democrats’ legislation is an effort by Congress’ minority party to wield legislative power and respond to the pressures on the First Amendment.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Several suspects could be seen wielding pickaxes.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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German defense minister Boris Pistorius said Thursday that Russian satellites were shadowing German satellites, raising alarm at the prospect that Moscow is looking to space to exert its military force.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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It was filed as the White House has taken steps to exert influence in unprecedented ways on the department, blurring the line between law and politics at an agency where independence in prosecutorial decision-making is a foundational principle.—
Eric Tucker,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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Opera has used the Neon name before for a concept browser back in 2017.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Others, however, believed that Johnson used his access as leverage in dealing with Bukele.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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There are, nonetheless, lessons that could apply to businesses and policymakers anywhere.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Water plants thoroughly and apply 1 to 2 inches of mulch, leaving a small ring around the trunk free of mulch.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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