as in to use
to put into action or service
huge dams harness the power of water to produce electricity
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Recent Examples of harness
Successful women are focused on harnessing untapped energy and talent to make a profit and drive revenue.
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Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Romancelandia’s social world, harnessed by its business-minded authors, may make its success exceedingly difficult to replicate.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
Apocalypse was hailed as a refreshing multi-season crossover for the franchise, harnessing its penchant for grisly mayhem and subversive fun in exhilarating fashion while bringing back beloved characters from previous seasons in a truly wild AHS mash-up.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Laura Dern harnesses her flower power walking the Gabriela Hearst runway — her catwalk debut!
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
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Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Romancelandia’s social world, harnessed by its business-minded authors, may make its success exceedingly difficult to replicate.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
Apocalypse was hailed as a refreshing multi-season crossover for the franchise, harnessing its penchant for grisly mayhem and subversive fun in exhilarating fashion while bringing back beloved characters from previous seasons in a truly wild AHS mash-up.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Laura Dern harnesses her flower power walking the Gabriela Hearst runway — her catwalk debut!
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harness
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The team used human stem cells to create three-dimensional, embryo-like structures that replicate early human development, including the formation of blood stem cells.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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The long central island’s polished quartz surface lights up from within, giving the kitchen a touch of soft glamour, and an adjoining area can be utilized as a lounge or casual dining space.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Oct. 2025
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This was something that Inter exploited particularly well in that thrilling Champions League semi-final, as rampaging wing-back Denzel Dumfries helped himself to two goals and three assists across both legs, the target of 14 long passes out to his flank.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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This kind of fraud, resembling that experienced by Anthony, exploits a person’s emotions, inciting fear and anxiety, by impersonating a grandchild or other family member in distress.—
Madhusree Mukerjee,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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In their new study, the team successfully applied the same time-reversal idea to optical clocks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The new tax will apply to specific transactions made with cash, money orders, cashier’s checks or similar physical instruments.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The explosion occurred during an early shift at Accurate Energetic Systems, a manufacturer of military and demolition explosives that employs scores of local residents.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The new facilities will be built by local construction crews, and local workers will likely be employed at the base to support the training operations, Stefanek said.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Harness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harness. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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