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to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively
parental involvement has consistently been shown to exert the most influence over a child's success in school
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Recent Examples of exerted
Rayo exerted some pressure but were largely restricted to shots from distance.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
But her works exerted a quieter presence, without much of the drama that accompanied that movement.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Yet, on a landmass around 40% larger than Europe, one man has exerted an outsize influence on the architecture of an entire continent.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Designed to offer vertical and lateral reinforcement, flying buttresses enable the force exerted by the roof and walls to be offloaded from the upper wall section to the ground.
—Kristin Shaw, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
In a video posted on X Wednesday morning addressin the Cuban people, Rubio, himself the child of a Miami Cuban family, pointed to the control exerted by the GAESA.
—Sarah Moreno
may 20, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Minnesota’s top players exerted more energy in this postseason when Games 4 and 5 were on the line.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
We were warned by President and Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower, along with United States Marine Major General Smedley Butler about the virulently toxic, corruptive and destabilizing influences exerted upon our government by the military industrial complex.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
As a major cultural and economic hub, Rio de Janeiro has exerted significant influence on Brazilian music, film, and visual arts, and remains one of the country’s leading tourist destinations.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
But her works exerted a quieter presence, without much of the drama that accompanied that movement.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Yet, on a landmass around 40% larger than Europe, one man has exerted an outsize influence on the architecture of an entire continent.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Designed to offer vertical and lateral reinforcement, flying buttresses enable the force exerted by the roof and walls to be offloaded from the upper wall section to the ground.
—Kristin Shaw, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
In a video posted on X Wednesday morning addressin the Cuban people, Rubio, himself the child of a Miami Cuban family, pointed to the control exerted by the GAESA.
—Sarah Moreno
may 20, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Minnesota’s top players exerted more energy in this postseason when Games 4 and 5 were on the line.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
We were warned by President and Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower, along with United States Marine Major General Smedley Butler about the virulently toxic, corruptive and destabilizing influences exerted upon our government by the military industrial complex.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
As a major cultural and economic hub, Rio de Janeiro has exerted significant influence on Brazilian music, film, and visual arts, and remains one of the country’s leading tourist destinations.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exerted
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City attorney Andrea Leslie-Fite told council members the moratorium cannot be applied to projects that were already approved because of constraints within state law.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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More than 32,000 fans applied to be selected.—
Damian Calhoun,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Now a national historic landmark, Iolani Palace has been restored to its former glory after almost 80 years of being used as a government building.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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An artist who wielded paintbrushes and iPads alike, Hockney had a fascination with the mechanics of image-making.—
Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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While an archery set is a more conventional instrument of death, it’s wielded with eerie poise by one diminutive villain played by Yayan Ruhian.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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People who exercised reported substantially fewer poor mental health days than those who did not.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
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However, the negotiations have allowed Trump to say that relations with China are in good shape and that both countries have exercised restraint.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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