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Recent Examples of harnessed
On that album, #gigi, skai harnessed beat drops like wrecking balls crashing into the walls of their heart.
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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
If the club could have harnessed some of that positive energy, then who knows how this season might have gone?
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Notable styles include teensy-tiny heels on boots, eclectic animal prints, and harnessed Mary Janes.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Enhancing accelerator efficiency for economic viability The process also generates significant heat, which can be harnessed to produce additional electricity for the grid.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
If harnessed correctly, AI is a superpower.
—Michele Zanello, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Beyond creating the underlying models that generate code, AI is also being harnessed to create the interfaces that customers and developers outside the company use to write code.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
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
If the club could have harnessed some of that positive energy, then who knows how this season might have gone?
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Notable styles include teensy-tiny heels on boots, eclectic animal prints, and harnessed Mary Janes.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Enhancing accelerator efficiency for economic viability The process also generates significant heat, which can be harnessed to produce additional electricity for the grid.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
If harnessed correctly, AI is a superpower.
—Michele Zanello, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Beyond creating the underlying models that generate code, AI is also being harnessed to create the interfaces that customers and developers outside the company use to write code.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harnessed
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The two victims told police that the suspects had used antisemitic language during the incident but police did not further specify what was said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The study demonstrates a new level of miniaturization and scalability for optical beam-combining hardware used in high-power laser systems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Make Use of Shady Corners McMahon utilized a shady part of the yard for a garden shed.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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For his part, in a recent social-media string, former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who still has a stake in the team, said the practice can work for teams when utilized selectively.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to George Mason, Article V was amended to require a convention be called when two-thirds of states applied for an amendment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Neutrons allowed the researchers to precisely measure how the atomic vibrations changed when the electric field was applied.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Americans and others in the developed world also have exploited efficiencies in power use that have allowed major economies to grow without creating commensurate demands for electrical power.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The German sees the ball sail over the bar, with Martin Dubravka committed and the goal somewhat there to be exploited by Nmecha.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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According to experts, Indian workers in the Gulf countries are mostly employed in oil services, construction, hospitality and retail sectors, industries particularly vulnerable to the disruption caused by Iranian attacks.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Jack Horner, a renowned paleontologist who worked as a consultant on all seven films in the Jurassic Park franchise, is no longer employed as a lecturer at Chapman University, following his name appearing several times in the Epstein files.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Harnessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harnessed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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