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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 harnessed
Chromophoric proof concept The team harnessed enzymes to generate acetyllysine inside cells, then incorporated it into proteins at specific sites.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
But don’t tell Drinkwitz there’s a line to be harnessed or balanced.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
That’s in no way a movement that could sweep the midterms and then be harnessed by a charismatic demagogue to remake an entire political party.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
That’s in no way a movement that could sweep the midterms and then be harnessed by a charismatic demagogue to remake an entire political party.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Yet the midfielder looks back on the early years at the club with a sense of what might have been had lavish spending under the previous owner, Farhad Moshiri, been harnessed in the right way.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The lesson is clear – when technology is harnessed to address the root causes of road crashes, the results can be profound.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Both projects were unveiled at MipJunior without a full launch, signaling a growing comfort with real-time iteration and a broader bet that YouTube’s vast subscriber base can be harnessed as a tool.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
But don’t tell Drinkwitz there’s a line to be harnessed or balanced.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
That’s in no way a movement that could sweep the midterms and then be harnessed by a charismatic demagogue to remake an entire political party.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
That’s in no way a movement that could sweep the midterms and then be harnessed by a charismatic demagogue to remake an entire political party.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Yet the midfielder looks back on the early years at the club with a sense of what might have been had lavish spending under the previous owner, Farhad Moshiri, been harnessed in the right way.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The lesson is clear – when technology is harnessed to address the root causes of road crashes, the results can be profound.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Both projects were unveiled at MipJunior without a full launch, signaling a growing comfort with real-time iteration and a broader bet that YouTube’s vast subscriber base can be harnessed as a tool.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harnessed
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Schmidt warned that without enforcement, these rogue models could spread unchecked and be used for harm by bad actors.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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While initially designed to be used in a rocket artillery system, it was modified to be attached to a first-person-view drone using a wooden stick, wire and duct tape, CAR said.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
17 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 review will not impact the senior tax freeze program, which thousands of Jackson County residents 62 and older have utilized to freeze their residential property taxes at their 2024 or 2025 rates.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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They are applied deep in the soil to form a barrier around the home and kill any termites that pass through it.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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As societies industrialized, scientists applied their understanding of perception to enhance that fog.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 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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There's nothing inherently damning about money chasing hyper-aggressive stocks in a bull market just turning three years old with many core fundamental themes appearing well-exploited.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This can likely be traced back to Gian Piero Gasperini’s arrival in Serie A with Genoa in 2007, using a back-three system to counteract the prevailing, narrow 4-3-1-2 shape that was commonly employed in Italy.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The report also notes European Social Surveys – tracking public attitudes, beliefs and behavior – which show that there is a 25% chance unemployed people at the lowest levels of jobless benefits will vote for the far right versus 15% for those who are employed.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Harnessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harnessed. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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