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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
What if Pelle Larsson could be harnessed? Summer league offered a taste of Pelle turning productive, all that bumping and bruising, careening and colliding turning into tangible offense.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2025
The priesthood of programmers is giving way to a world where anyone who can articulate their needs can harness computational power.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Scientists are working to harness the power of the herpesvirus responsible for cold sores in order to treat a deadly cancer: late-stage melanoma.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 18 July 2025
That would show the limits of the president’s power over the movement he’s harnessed and imply that the movement itself is in control.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2025
The priesthood of programmers is giving way to a world where anyone who can articulate their needs can harness computational power.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Scientists are working to harness the power of the herpesvirus responsible for cold sores in order to treat a deadly cancer: late-stage melanoma.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 18 July 2025
That would show the limits of the president’s power over the movement he’s harnessed and imply that the movement itself is in control.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harness
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Over the years, investigators pursued multiple leads without success, releasing a composite sketch of the suspect and using genetic genealogy and familial DNA testing in search of a match.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Photos used in this column were made possible by the Barry Bingham Jr. Photograph Collection, which is maintained by University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections staff.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Aug. 2025
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The investment will utilize the company’s proprietary technology to improve the Sky’s cybersecurity measures by tracking and responding to the rapidly growing mess of online abuse, threats and harassment players face.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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However, the Jets offense utilizes their tight ends often -- another reason Parr expects Taylor to have a big role.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Microsoft said its analysis showed that Chinese hackers were exploiting SharePoint weaknesses as early as July 7.—
Renee Dudley,
ProPublica,
1 Aug. 2025
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In many instances, the legitimate owner is unaware that their addresses are being exploited.—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Bigger And Better Since this isn’t the first go-around for the collaboration, Lindsey and Chelsea were able to apply a lot of learnings to this second collection.—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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South Carolina is not among the 23 states that ban conversion therapy, and those bans apply only to services given to minors by licensed practitioners, not to adults in private or religious settings.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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But the nuanced collaboration and communications strategy employed by groups like the MFDP and the Young Patriots offers a solution, one that could dramatically increase the chances of achieving activists’ goals.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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The district employs more than 1,400 paraprofessionals.—
Chesnie Wardell,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Harness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harness. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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