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as in uses
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
the observation that the best exercise for losing weight is the exercise of one's ability to say no to food
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as in practises
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 applies
to put into action or service
commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency
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as in alarms
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 exercises
Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Taiwan's military is aware of this risk and has included such sites in past exercises.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
As well as giving the government the power to compel tech companies to share information and revoke access to models, the proposals include requiring AI companies to report serious AI security incidents to the government, and having officials conduct regular preparedness exercises.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Most weight training also raises your heart rate, and most cardio exercises help build muscles throughout your body.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2025
Journal, do gentle exercises, or practice mindfulness to support day-to-day well-being.
—Health, 27 Sep. 2025
These subtle preferences, however, are a far cry from the field-clearing exercises the party conducted in the 2020 cycle.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Here are 10 awesome exercises to try.
—SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
These provide the resistance for many of the Gym Monster 2’s exercises.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Our Stars One tester, who exercises five times per week, gave this Xterra folding treadmill a nearly perfect rating.
—Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Under the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, and later amendments to it, Congress exercises oversight over the Fed, its policies, and appointments to its Board of Governors.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The Zapad exercises in September 2021 were preceded in the spring by a massive military buildup near Russia’s border with Ukraine.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy shows excellent training and a high level of combat readiness, which was demonstrated, among other things, by the July Storm exercises.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Further, employee reviews posted on the website Glassdoor claim that Chinese leadership still exercises considerable influence over Futurewei.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Her belief was that talking exercises the brain.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Trinh exercises two hours daily in the pool and works for at least an hour most weekdays with a physical therapist at the nearby Paley Institute.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Chinese mainland is only about 250 miles from Kunsan, and the Bohai Sea, where the Chinese navy often holds exercises, is about 600 miles from the US air base.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Taiwan's military is aware of this risk and has included such sites in past exercises.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
As well as giving the government the power to compel tech companies to share information and revoke access to models, the proposals include requiring AI companies to report serious AI security incidents to the government, and having officials conduct regular preparedness exercises.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Most weight training also raises your heart rate, and most cardio exercises help build muscles throughout your body.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2025
Journal, do gentle exercises, or practice mindfulness to support day-to-day well-being.
—Health, 27 Sep. 2025
These subtle preferences, however, are a far cry from the field-clearing exercises the party conducted in the 2020 cycle.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Here are 10 awesome exercises to try.
—SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
These provide the resistance for many of the Gym Monster 2’s exercises.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Our Stars One tester, who exercises five times per week, gave this Xterra folding treadmill a nearly perfect rating.
—Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Under the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, and later amendments to it, Congress exercises oversight over the Fed, its policies, and appointments to its Board of Governors.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The Zapad exercises in September 2021 were preceded in the spring by a massive military buildup near Russia’s border with Ukraine.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy shows excellent training and a high level of combat readiness, which was demonstrated, among other things, by the July Storm exercises.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Further, employee reviews posted on the website Glassdoor claim that Chinese leadership still exercises considerable influence over Futurewei.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Her belief was that talking exercises the brain.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Trinh exercises two hours daily in the pool and works for at least an hour most weekdays with a physical therapist at the nearby Paley Institute.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exercises
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On September 24, Judge Smith permanently enjoined DHS from enforcing broad new immigration compliance conditions on a wide range of preparedness grants, ruling the agency had exceeded its statutory authority and failed to justify departing from longstanding grant practices.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act into law, requiring AI companies to disclose their safety practices while stopping short of mandating actual safety testing.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Architects and city planners, sign-makers and deep-sea explorers adapted the new light for all kinds of specialized uses.—
Ernest Freeberg,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Work has been off and on since then because of the complexity of the project and the array of uses proposed, said Jon Corn, an attorney and CEO of N4FL Worldwide, the partnership developing the site.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Researchers have also pointed out that friction stir welding exerts tremendous force (up to 5,000 pounds) and something needs to capture that force.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs when the force that your blood exerts on the walls of your arteries and veins is higher than normal.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Slim Denim The same principle applies to slim denim which, in a classic blue wash, is a more polished take on your typical pair of skinny jeans.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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This advice applies to almost all evergreen shrubs like hollies, boxwoods, and myrtles.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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While Cherry is more versed at keeping her rage simmering just below the surface, Laura struggles to hide her anguish and disgust, which alarms those closest to her.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the administration’s approach alarms other Jewish groups and erstwhile academic allies in the fight against campus antisemitism.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For a whole year, Hersh didn’t utter a single word in his new class, where the teacher recited lessons in modern Hebrew.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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In each episode, the trio will embark on adventures across Brazil, discovering unique biomes, cultural traditions and important lessons about environmental preservation and the power of collaboration.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nearly 43,000 applications flowed in after the state opened applications in May.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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That number decreased significantly the following day, to 909, and continued to drop before fluctuating between about 30 and 300 applications for the duration of the application period.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Unlike mat Pilates, which utilizes an exercise mat as its base, Club Pilates teaches reformer Pilates which uses a specialized machine made up of a sliding carriage, springs, pulleys, a headrest and foot bar.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Drawing on Riefenstahl’s own words to reveal hypocrisy and self-mythologizing, the film utilizes archival footage and photographs to make history feel alive, immediate, and unsettlingly urgent.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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