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as in practiced
to do over and over so as to become skilled
the only way to exercise your writing skills is to do more writing
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as in used
to put into action or service
commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency
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as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the slightest change in travel plans is enough to get him all exercised
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Recent Examples of exercised
Contract options exercised for 4 The club exercised contract options on Stephen Afrifa, Zorhan Bassong, Jansen Miller and John Pulskamp, while declining options for Tim Leibold, Nemanja Radoja, Ryan Schewe, Shelton and Mason Toye.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
The American patriots who showed up on January 6 were doing their duty as citizens to ensure the will of the people was exercised.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Fans may remember the painstaking reissue process Jordan Brand exercised for this particular release, which was intended to make the 2025 version of the sneaker as close to the 1985 original as possible.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
The history books say that the French colonial regime exercised firm control over the emperor until the Japanese invasion ended French administration in Indochina in 1945; Bao Dai remained as an essentially powerless ruler until the Viet Minh seized power a few months later.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
The latter group includes right-handers Lucas Giolito and Liam Hendriks, who both have rarely exercised mutual options, as well as Bregman, who is expected to opt out of his deal.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
In a statement after the appeals ruling, White House Spokesperson Abigail Jackson said the president had exercised his lawful authority to protect federal officers and assets.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
The board held another hearing on May 30, 2025, at which Krenwinkel exercised her right not to testify.
—Stepheny Price , Melissa Chrise, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The agreement also involves a warrant for up to 160 million shares (vesting tied to certain milestones), which, if fully exercised by OpenAI, will give it about a 10% stake in AMD.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
The American patriots who showed up on January 6 were doing their duty as citizens to ensure the will of the people was exercised.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Fans may remember the painstaking reissue process Jordan Brand exercised for this particular release, which was intended to make the 2025 version of the sneaker as close to the 1985 original as possible.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
The history books say that the French colonial regime exercised firm control over the emperor until the Japanese invasion ended French administration in Indochina in 1945; Bao Dai remained as an essentially powerless ruler until the Viet Minh seized power a few months later.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
The latter group includes right-handers Lucas Giolito and Liam Hendriks, who both have rarely exercised mutual options, as well as Bregman, who is expected to opt out of his deal.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
In a statement after the appeals ruling, White House Spokesperson Abigail Jackson said the president had exercised his lawful authority to protect federal officers and assets.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
The board held another hearing on May 30, 2025, at which Krenwinkel exercised her right not to testify.
—Stepheny Price , Melissa Chrise, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The agreement also involves a warrant for up to 160 million shares (vesting tied to certain milestones), which, if fully exercised by OpenAI, will give it about a 10% stake in AMD.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exercised
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The meters use electrical conductivity or tensiometer tubes that measure the suction exerted by the soil on the water, which indicates the soil moisture available to plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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In a battle for NFC supremacy, Tampa Bay exerted its dominance while the Niners’ season — which looked so promising last Thursday — appears to be in total flux following the likely season-ending injury to Fred Warner and San Francisco’s floundering performance.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The sport is typically practiced barefoot, especially when performed on tatami mats, which can be damaged by shoes.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Also worth watching is Jauan Jennings, who practiced every day this past week after Sunday’s sideline shouting match with Shanahan, who shrugged off any worries about an instant Jones-Kittle combo.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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That being said, Flick’s side have faced similar issues with their press, having used the full-back jump since last season.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Photos used in this column were made possible by the Barry Bingham Jr.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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The increasing accessibility of convincing deepfakes has alarmed some observers.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Japan was alarmed enough by the 2010 embargo — quietly lifted as Sino-Japanese relations improved — to launch a crash recycling program to reduce its China risk.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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But, with the loss of his income and bills pouring in, the family applied for benefits at the end of September when her husband's paychecks officially dried up.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The most obvious being that mice were used, so results can’t be directly applied to humans yet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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The church also proposed adding space for hydroponic farming that would supply produce for the community and terrace farming that could be utilized by the residents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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The review will not impact the senior tax freeze program, which thousands of Jackson County residents 62 and older have utilized to freeze their residential property taxes at their 2024 or 2025 rates.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Craig, also from Staten Island, told Fox News Digital he is not bothered by seeing children.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Stolarz tossed the net out of his way to go after Marchment for crashing into him during the second period, but he wasn’t bothered by the encroachment after the fact.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Barcelona used a mix of zonal and man-marking but struggled when teams exploited their comparalative lack of height and physicality by using players in motion.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Inter-agent trust — the tendency for an AI agent to trust other AI agents by default — can also be exploited to get around the guardrails built into popular systems.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Exercised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exercised. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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