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to put into action or service
huge dams harness the power of water to produce electricity
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Recent Examples of harness
While other plant fibers have been explored, this team was the first to harness the unique grain profiles of bourbon stillage.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
And harnessing nuclear power would be a massive breakthrough in enabling an alternative to solar power.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Along with his dad, Victor, and Eduardo Fernandez, manager of Casa Mexico in Eagle, Jair Rocha intends to harness another culinary secret.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
Led by Wachter, the new label will harness The Mediapro Studio’s international reach, resources and partnerships to develop premium formats for both the United States and global audiences.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
And harnessing nuclear power would be a massive breakthrough in enabling an alternative to solar power.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Along with his dad, Victor, and Eduardo Fernandez, manager of Casa Mexico in Eagle, Jair Rocha intends to harness another culinary secret.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
Led by Wachter, the new label will harness The Mediapro Studio’s international reach, resources and partnerships to develop premium formats for both the United States and global audiences.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harness
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Building and construction unions no longer can use their old rhetorical cudgel in this debate — calling prefab homes flimsy and unsafe.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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This season, the Royals have utilized Falter in a different role.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The gadget works by utilizing a blue-violet light to attract insects, which are then zapped by a 4200-volt electric grid on contact.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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With key Pistons defenders like Ausar Thompson (ankle), Cade Cunningham (lung), and Isaiah Stewart (calf) sidelined or doubtful, Gilgeous-Alexander has a prime opportunity to exploit the matchup.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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This property is driven by a phenomenon known as plasmonics, where light interacting with a material generates collective oscillations of electrons, producing highly localized electromagnetic fields that can be exploited in technologies such as sensing, catalysis, and energy harvesting.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Financially Distressed City Law allows home-rule municipalities in the top 5% of tax rates and the bottom 5% of tax income per capita to apply for fiscal relief via a state takeover of finances.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The change will not apply to customers who bought tickets before Friday, April 3, the airline said.—
Jordan Freiman,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Chalker told me that his consulting firm, Global Risk Advisors, had once employed nearly two hundred people, almost all of them former military and intelligence officers.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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His poems employ numbers significant to Dine (Navajo) thought and ways of life.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Harness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harness. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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