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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
Second is that Falvey exercised the 2026 team option on Baldelli’s contract during this season.
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Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Advertisement More broadly, tenement dwellers exercised their freedom of assembly, press and speech by publishing and reading newspapers, and delivering and listening to speeches.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
That combination of product clarity, executional rigor, and managerial depth made the asset attractive to buyers and created the optionality the founders later exercised.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
When that function was exercised directly by Congress in the 19th century, huge swings in the rate of inflation resulted.
—Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Far from abusing its discretion, the district court has exercised care and restraint in managing discovery, affording 'careful consideration' to the government's assertion of privilege.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Transparent decision-making shows employees that authority is exercised responsibly.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Seth Meyers exercised his right to use fart noises.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Mutual options are rarely exercised by both club and player, and Giolito will have a strong incentive to seek a multi-year deal.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Advertisement More broadly, tenement dwellers exercised their freedom of assembly, press and speech by publishing and reading newspapers, and delivering and listening to speeches.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
That combination of product clarity, executional rigor, and managerial depth made the asset attractive to buyers and created the optionality the founders later exercised.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
When that function was exercised directly by Congress in the 19th century, huge swings in the rate of inflation resulted.
—Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Far from abusing its discretion, the district court has exercised care and restraint in managing discovery, affording 'careful consideration' to the government's assertion of privilege.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Transparent decision-making shows employees that authority is exercised responsibly.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Seth Meyers exercised his right to use fart noises.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Mutual options are rarely exercised by both club and player, and Giolito will have a strong incentive to seek a multi-year deal.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exercised
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Large-cap cult momentum names Tesla and Palantir exerted pressure on the S & P 500, even as micro-caps fly , quantum-computing lottery tickets surge , crypto presses to former highs , and Robinhood shares add 2% today, 22% this month and almost 300% year to date.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Prior to this year, a president hadn't exerted his power to go over a governor's head to call on the National Guard without their request since 1965.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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Kastelic, Sean Kuraly and Marat Khusnutdinov, who practiced on the fourth line, want more ice time.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Contemporary fiction as it is practiced today in many mainstream forms is honed to that rapid symbolic interpretation.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Photos used in this column were made possible by the Barry Bingham Jr.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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Nigin told her later that, yes, she had been alarmed by the cut but had resolved to check on her students.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The conservative tilt of the Supreme Court has alarmed some LGBTQ+ advocates who believe the ban is at risk.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The payout for select customers includes up to $1 of credit to be applied toward future ParkMobile service fees.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security has detained hundreds of TPS holders from Venezuela nationwide, creating confusion about how the protections are being applied.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Researchers utilized ex vivo gut microbiome cultures derived from stool samples of five healthy volunteers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Boilerplate language in the budgets of several state agencies calls for measures to ensure state office space is 80% utilized and for polices, procedures, and monitoring that ensure state employees working remotely are doing their jobs.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Bob Say, owner of Los Angeles’ Freakbeat Records, for one, isn’t all that bothered.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The clutter bothered Counsell during his first year on the job.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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In March, Google addressed CVE-2025-2783, a sandbox escape bug exploited in espionage attacks against Russian organizations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Roseman’s answer at the time sidestepped a question about a post-Darius Slay drop-off at CB2 that has since been exploited at times this season, but Mitchell and DeJean’s play has also justified Roseman’s confidence in them.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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