Thesaurus results for EXERTING

exerting

verb

present participle of exert

as in applying

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 exerting Industry analysts say the agreement threatens to undermine business confidence in the United States by exerting unprecedented executive power to influence the private sector. —

Michael Copley, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026 This is why Russia sees no immediate advantage to a rapid end to the conflict, believing that the path to victory will come from exerting pressure on the ground, rather than from negotiations. —

Olivier Kempf, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Should a vessel spring a leak, the blood will fill one small segment of the face, exerting pressure until the bleeding stops. —

Jolene Edgar, Allure, 16 Mar. 2026 In the total absence of the sort of star-level, gravity-exerting, math-altering superstar pillars that most NHL teams can rely on to create easier sledding for their teammates, the Canucks barely have the talent to hang in most games. —

Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 In past interviews, Carvalho has denied exerting influence over the procurement process that led to the selection of AllHere. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 But the purpose of high-stakes testing is to pressure families to teach the material on the test, thereby exerting control over the curriculum. —

Nicholas Tampio, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026 Their immense gravitational influence churns gas, dust, and even proximate stars around them, thus exerting a tremendous influence on their host galaxies. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026 Outside Iran, Gulf states are exerting intense pressure to prevent regional war. —

Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026

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Prior work has explored ultrasound sensing mainly on ground robots, but applying it to aerial robots has been difficult due to propeller noise and weak signals.

— Nitin Sanket, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
The hurt kid became the class clown, the super friendly boy who was content to pal around with his buddies and leave applying himself to everyone else.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026