as in to use
to put into action or service
huge dams harness the power of water to produce electricity
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Recent Examples of harness
Yet research and development of harnessing waves and tides for electricity have lagged behind other alternative forms of energy.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The company revealed the details in a surprise video on Thursday about its work with AMD on Amethyst, a project aimed at harnessing AI approaches to enhance gaming graphics.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
For years, researchers have unsuccessfully tried to harness these polypeptides’ antifreezing properties, but directly extracting the compounds from fish is simply too costly and not scalable.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The company revealed the details in a surprise video on Thursday about its work with AMD on Amethyst, a project aimed at harnessing AI approaches to enhance gaming graphics.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
For years, researchers have unsuccessfully tried to harness these polypeptides’ antifreezing properties, but directly extracting the compounds from fish is simply too costly and not scalable.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harness
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However, since the May request, the department has signed a $172 million contract with Gulfstream to buy not one but two used G700 jets.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The breathable cotton quilt is lightweight enough to use year-round, but the warm tones beckon for fall.—
Sheri Kaz,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
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The church also proposed adding space for hydroponic farming that would supply produce for the community and terrace farming that could be utilized by the residents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Belmont senior midfielder’s red face showed exhaustion from yet another big matchup she was heavily utilized in.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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In theory, Slot’s tactical out-of-possession shuffle to a staggered 4-3-3 should help Liverpool to defend on their right flank, but the ease with which Chelsea exploited the space was a culmination of weeks of warning signs.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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What figures such as Tate, Caz, Maalouf, and others are doing is exploiting civil instability and installing themselves as truth-tellers in a society where experts can’t be trusted.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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This philosophy applies to business owners seeking to develop managers and leaders within their organizations.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Their work could be a critical step toward the safe and rational decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, and the technology could be applied to nuclear accident sites elsewhere in the world.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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But American manufacturing looks very different from five decades ago, when millions of workers were employed to perform specific tasks along assembly lines.—
Joel Williams,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Companies that employ geopolitical foresight will be better equipped to navigate disruption and unlock growth opportunities.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Harness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harness. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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