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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 bothered
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 men and three other co-conspirators allegedly practiced shooting guns at firing ranges around Michigan, according to the complaint, and allegedly drove around to outside locations to practice shooting.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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The complaint includes multiple unnamed co-conspirators who allegedly practiced shooting at ranges with Ali and Mahmoud.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The mice will be used in experiments on reproduction in low Earth orbit.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Nov. 2025
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Rare earths are something that China used some years ago in a spat with Japan.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Trier noticed that some directors said hello to him, whereas others couldn’t be bothered.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Still, the simplicity wasn’t what bothered him.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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Stepper motors applied small boundary motions, tracked by cameras.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Another similar video gave an even closer look at these green prosthetics, which the makeup artist applied on top of her upper lip, instantly giving Klum a witchy look.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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The result is an ecosystem where misinformation thrives, and reliable information struggles to be well-utilized and contextualized.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Back in 2019 Fitzpatrick and his agent forced the Dolphins to trade him a month into the season because of how he was being utilized, and the direction the franchise was headed in during Brian Flores’ first season.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Kim has steered South Korea's northern neighbor closer to Russia and embarked on a large-scale military buildup that has alarmed Seoul and Tokyo.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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This 32-foot-tall sculpture with flaming red eyes has alarmed travelers for decades, but the story of its creation is even more chilling.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
25 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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