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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 exerts
Musk owns around 42% of the total equity, but Musk exerts 85% control courtesy of his overwhelming ownership of the B’s.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026
One is a compass-like mechanism, whereby the Earth exerts a pull on magnetic particles in a bird’s upper beak that relays directional information via a large nerve in the cranium.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
No effort is made to explain how the alien sphere exerts its power, and the book’s core theme, in the end, is the limit of human understanding.
—Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Like seawater, ice exerts pressure on the Earth’s crust, suppressing volcanic activity.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026
Mechanism of action Cisplatin exerts its effects by interacting directly with DNA.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
The governor exerts much control over education priorities through the state budget.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Censure by the committee also exerts considerable moral pressure to resign.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The devastating, almost sadistic hold Ruben exerts over the mostly masochistic Niall is gripping — but hard — to watch.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026
One is a compass-like mechanism, whereby the Earth exerts a pull on magnetic particles in a bird’s upper beak that relays directional information via a large nerve in the cranium.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
No effort is made to explain how the alien sphere exerts its power, and the book’s core theme, in the end, is the limit of human understanding.
—Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Like seawater, ice exerts pressure on the Earth’s crust, suppressing volcanic activity.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026
Mechanism of action Cisplatin exerts its effects by interacting directly with DNA.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
The governor exerts much control over education priorities through the state budget.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Censure by the committee also exerts considerable moral pressure to resign.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The devastating, almost sadistic hold Ruben exerts over the mostly masochistic Niall is gripping — but hard — to watch.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exerts
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The same applies during perimenopause, when cycle length and hormonal patterns become less predictable.—
Allison Palmer
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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This offer applies to products under warranty and even some past the warranty period (which varies by product).—
Meaghan Kenny,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Physicist Qimiao Si and his collaborators have proposed a method that uses quantum light to retrieve entanglement from quantum materials.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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There are many types of salts with differing textures, flavors and uses in cooking.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
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Since its formation in the 1980s in response to an Israeli invasion, Hezbollah has become an integral part of the Lebanese state and wields considerable power in the country.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Paris Jackson wields her guitar and a mic for a performance at the BottleRock Festival in Napa, California, on May 23.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Exerts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exerts. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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