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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
Conservative critics seized upon those allegations, accusing Hosseini of exerting outsized influence over UF’s presidential search process and questioning whether trustees had exercised independent judgment in selecting Bell.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The 30 picks would earn a total of $843 million in playing salary over the next four seasons if all of their options were exercised.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
These conflicts raged on through the pandemic, when the country was generally going insane, and in 2022, when President Joe Biden exercised his right to appoint a new chair, Rios took what was in effect a thankless cleanup job.
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Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
That doesn’t include veteran Pat Connaughton, whose contract has a club option that must be exercised by June 29.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
SpaceX raised a total of $86 billion after underwriters exercised their right to sell additional shares, on top of the $75 billion initially raised.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
His potential return could function like a crucial trade deadline acquisition, injecting vital offensive production into the lineup as the Blue Jays aim to solidify their playoff contention, though caution will be exercised given his injury history.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
People who exercised reported substantially fewer poor mental health days than those who did not.
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Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
One of the most controversial issues around immigration in the last few years, and one that’s become a big campaign issue for the far right, and one that a lot of mainstream politics has also been exercised about, is the use of hotels to house people seeking asylum.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The 30 picks would earn a total of $843 million in playing salary over the next four seasons if all of their options were exercised.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
These conflicts raged on through the pandemic, when the country was generally going insane, and in 2022, when President Joe Biden exercised his right to appoint a new chair, Rios took what was in effect a thankless cleanup job.
—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
That doesn’t include veteran Pat Connaughton, whose contract has a club option that must be exercised by June 29.
—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
SpaceX raised a total of $86 billion after underwriters exercised their right to sell additional shares, on top of the $75 billion initially raised.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
His potential return could function like a crucial trade deadline acquisition, injecting vital offensive production into the lineup as the Blue Jays aim to solidify their playoff contention, though caution will be exercised given his injury history.
—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
People who exercised reported substantially fewer poor mental health days than those who did not.
—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
One of the most controversial issues around immigration in the last few years, and one that’s become a big campaign issue for the far right, and one that a lot of mainstream politics has also been exercised about, is the use of hotels to house people seeking asylum.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exercised
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Washington has exerted control over Venezuela's oil exports after a January military intervention that seized the country's then-president, Nicolas Maduro.
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The reproductive effects exerted by the bacterium Wolbachia have been used to control insect pests and disease vectors such as the dengue-, Zika-, and chikungunya-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti.
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Bartlett practiced medicine for 40 years.
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Burke and several teammates regularly practiced once a week before school and on the weekends.
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Since the launch of LineShine, the supercomputer has been used for applications ranging from climate modeling and engineering simulations to drug discovery, neuroscience and AI, the center said.
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The newer techniques, and the ones being used by the better clinics in Turkey, are FUE and DHI.
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The messaging bothered Al-Shaair deeply and still does.
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Neighbors bothered by crowing or other issues can file nuisance complaints with Animal Care and Control.
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Council members chose to open a public application to find her successor, and more than 110 people applied for the job.
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Adams and her dad applied pressure on the neck wound with beach towels.
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Beginning with opener Lake Bachar, Miami manager Clayton McCullough utilized eight pitchers to cover nine innings, four of whom pitched multiple innings.
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Andrean utilized five pitchers against Guerin (28-3-1).
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Hordes of soccer fans wearing Mexico and South Korea jerseys were walking down Olympic Boulevard energized but not alarmed in any way.
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That alarmed some lawmakers about the risk of assessments on the rest of the market.
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The book is often about the ways in which wellness and self-care have become commodified and exploited — having to level up to buy things in order to feel good.
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Given Iran’s belief that they were exploited by colonial powers, Tehran sees this program as essential to its national identity and to achieving independence from foreign influence.
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“Exercised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exercised. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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