exacts

present tense third-person singular of exact

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exacts One game for the division (and the division’s one playoff spot)… And Seattle exacts revenge for 2019. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025 All the other cord cutting exacts its pound of flesh! Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exacts
Verb
  • Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The position demands hands-on experience with generative AI solutions and the ability to lead internal change management efforts for AI technology adoption.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The White House later said Trump had signed a proclamation that imposes a 10 percent global tariff on imports of softwood lumber.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The bill then imposes strict bail guidelines for those who have previously been convicted of violent offenses, and even for first-time offenders.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Undoubtedly, there are players with potential and talent at Tuchel’s disposal, but very little valuable experience in a position that requires more maturity and discipline.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Treatment usually requires a layered approach.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This liner then rapidly squeezes a magnetized target, creating the intense heat and pressure needed for fusion to occur, the same process that powers the sun.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Keeping tires properly inflated not only extends their life but also squeezes more miles out of every charge—a win for the wallet and the planet.
    Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Exacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exacts. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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