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to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively
parental involvement has consistently been shown to exert the most influence over a child's success in school
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Recent Examples of exerted
In January, the US president exerted decisive pressure on Netanyahu to accept a deal that brought 30 of the living hostages and eight deceased hostages home.
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
This grotesque miscarriage of justice is almost solely responsible for the influence that billionaires and shadowy Super PACs have exerted on the last three presidential elections, turning our politics into a plaything for the wealthiest Americans.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Large-cap cult momentum names Tesla and Palantir exerted pressure on the S & P 500, even as micro-caps fly , quantum-computing lottery tickets surge , crypto presses to former highs , and Robinhood shares add 2% today, 22% this month and almost 300% year to date.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Prior to this year, a president hadn't exerted his power to go over a governor's head to call on the National Guard without their request since 1965.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
Under Newton’s laws, the way that gravitation worked was that any and all masses in the Universe exerted a force on one another, instantaneously across space, in direct proportion to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Orbán also exerted control over the country’s newspaper industry, which had previously been a vibrant one, with at least nine print titles in Budapest alone.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The more matter accreted, the more energy emitted and thus the more outward pressure exerted on infalling material.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But within a decade, ideology, history, and pressures exerted by South Africa’s own domestic politics have conspired to produce a foreign policy that was bound to alienate Washington.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
This grotesque miscarriage of justice is almost solely responsible for the influence that billionaires and shadowy Super PACs have exerted on the last three presidential elections, turning our politics into a plaything for the wealthiest Americans.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Large-cap cult momentum names Tesla and Palantir exerted pressure on the S & P 500, even as micro-caps fly , quantum-computing lottery tickets surge , crypto presses to former highs , and Robinhood shares add 2% today, 22% this month and almost 300% year to date.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Prior to this year, a president hadn't exerted his power to go over a governor's head to call on the National Guard without their request since 1965.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
Under Newton’s laws, the way that gravitation worked was that any and all masses in the Universe exerted a force on one another, instantaneously across space, in direct proportion to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Orbán also exerted control over the country’s newspaper industry, which had previously been a vibrant one, with at least nine print titles in Budapest alone.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The more matter accreted, the more energy emitted and thus the more outward pressure exerted on infalling material.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But within a decade, ideology, history, and pressures exerted by South Africa’s own domestic politics have conspired to produce a foreign policy that was bound to alienate Washington.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exerted
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When heat is applied, this quantum system retains its high-energy, non-thermal state instead of evenly distributing energy.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Documents obtained by Fox News Digital stated that six female swimmers on the Roanoke College team applied for May Term Travel Courses run by the school three days before a press conference took place in which some expressed their displeasure with having a transgender swimmer on their team.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Aguilera said its unclear how often boaters illegally dump sewage into the water in Fort Lauderale, though pumpout vessels have been well-used in other parts of Florida.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Caution should be used when in or near the water.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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That was the hammer Kaprizov and his representatives wielded, in an environment where so few superstars hit free agency despite unprecedented year-over-year cap growth.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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But also alarming is that government officials don’t seem to take seriously the need to justify the reasons for their use of force, which should only be wielded to protect the rights of Americans.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Farmers exercised a right, a rare sight However, this display, engineered by farmers, suggests a departure from the control elite priests had over the right to worship and build centers for astronomical observation and ritual.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Hill’s option will likely be exercised; there’s no reason for the club to part ways with him.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Exerted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exerted. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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