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to put into action or service
huge dams harness the power of water to produce electricity
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Recent Examples of harness
If antibiotics are appropriately valued, private investment will return and competition will increase, encouraging antibiotic developers to harness the full capabilities and efficiencies promised by AI.
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Henry Skinner, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
On that album, #gigi, skai harnessed beat drops like wrecking balls crashing into the walls of their heart.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026
That’s a lot of brain power, which will hopefully be harnessed for the good of humanity, rather than just to enrich pornographers or scam artists.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
For his Gucci runway debut, Demna harnessed the power of celebrity while also commenting on the intersection of fame and fashion.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Henry Skinner, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
On that album, #gigi, skai harnessed beat drops like wrecking balls crashing into the walls of their heart.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026
That’s a lot of brain power, which will hopefully be harnessed for the good of humanity, rather than just to enrich pornographers or scam artists.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
For his Gucci runway debut, Demna harnessed the power of celebrity while also commenting on the intersection of fame and fashion.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harness
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When Carolyn finally walked through the doors at the back of the chapel and down the aisle, Reverend O’Byrne had to lead the pair through their vows using a flashlight.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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DiBlasi said that using AI in social interactions stunts emotional growth and can perpetuate feelings of loneliness and isolation.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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There was an emphasis to utilize his slurve and four-seam fastball.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2026
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Russian hackers have previously been accused of exploiting the feature through phishing messages as well.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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Moore’s film shows someone who thrives with on-time throws and running his routes to get where he’s supposed to be to exploit the defense.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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And that word — dogfight — evokes two words that apply to a lot of the talk that came up often after Canadiens practice at Honda Center on Thursday.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But in practice, this knowledge is often inaccessible or hard to apply to rural circumstances.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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Even high productivity numbers may not be enough to pay the government’s debts, and there will be many people unhappily and under-employed.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Our member companies employ roughly 800,000 people across the city.—
Steven Fulop,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Harness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harness. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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