Synonyms of exerts

exerts

verb

present tense third-person singular of exert

as in applies

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applies
• uses
• wields
• employs
• utilizes
• exercises
• plies
• puts out
• abuses
• misapplies
• misuses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exerts

With the veil thinning, our intuition exerts an immense pull on our emotional state. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Among the elements biology has to work with, oxygen exerts the strongest pull. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Systolic blood pressure is the first or top number in your blood pressure reading, which measures the pressure your blood is exerts against your artery walls. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2026

Blurred boundaries Measuring global functional connectivity—how much influence each patch of cortex exerts over the rest—the team found that, when participants had their eyes closed, sensory regions lost sway while associative regions gained. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

In 1961, however, studies in animals revealed that clozapine acts primarily as a sedative and exerts its effects without inducing muscle rigidity, as previous antipsychotics had. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

Fee remains haunted by his first love for Peter, which exerts a power over his life that feels like fate. — Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

This serves as the White House's central argument against the latest rate hike, while underscoring that Federal Reserve policy exerts asymmetric impacts across different global economies under current conditions. — CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Nothing if not original, Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard casts Kate and Rooney Mara as Irish sisters who speak, think and move in unison, an impressive feat of disciplined acting that exerts its own peculiar fascination. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026