harnesses

present tense third-person singular of harness

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of harnesses Laura Dern harnesses her flower power walking the Gabriela Hearst runway — her catwalk debut! Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 Living cells go digital Unlike traditional processors, the CL1 combines living neurons with a silicon chip and harnesses their ability to adapt, learn, reorganize, and respond dynamically to their environment. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025 Instead of horizontal polarization, which your glasses lenses might include to filter out glare, NaturaSynth instead harnesses circular polarization, often used for 3D screens. PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025 Then, restore your glow and hydration with a facial by BIOEFFECT, a renowned Icelandic skincare brand that harnesses the power of biotechnology and pure Icelandic water. Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The studio’s lattice-brick design also harnesses airflow and shade to withstand central Vietnam’s unforgiving climate. Faye Bradley, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025 The general, who served as Shagan's commanding officer in Belize, harnesses the soldier's anger and utilizes it for his own purposes by helping to fund and organize the kidnapping and blackmail plots executed by Shagan. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Meerkat harnesses high-quality data and advanced modeling techniques to deliver comprehensive vulnerability assessments customized to each unique facility. IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025 Much like oil and gas, geothermal energy, which harnesses the planet’s molten core to make steam, had long been confined to the places where access came easy—the American West, where Yellowstone’s famous geysers hint at the heat below, or volcanic Iceland. Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harnesses
Verb
  • Breast ultrasound uses sound waves to look at the breast and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses radio waves and magnets to make detailed images, often used for high-risk patients.
    Dr. Megha Gupta, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Our team uses data analysis, with data partner AccuPoint Solutions, and editorial review to compile CNBC's Financial Advisor 100 list.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Unlike mat Pilates, which utilizes an exercise mat as its base, Club Pilates teaches reformer Pilates which uses a specialized machine made up of a sliding carriage, springs, pulleys, a headrest and foot bar.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Drawing on Riefenstahl’s own words to reveal hypocrisy and self-mythologizing, the film utilizes archival footage and photographs to make history feel alive, immediate, and unsettlingly urgent.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Slim Denim The same principle applies to slim denim which, in a classic blue wash, is a more polished take on your typical pair of skinny jeans.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This advice applies to almost all evergreen shrubs like hollies, boxwoods, and myrtles.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There’s an inherent fascination to this kind of exhibitionist lifestyle that the film cannily exploits in its own sleek, advertising-like presentation.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • On Tuesday, Lipa took to her Instagram to directly shut down the Mail’s reporting and tut-tut the article’s style and voice while dismissing it as mere clickbait that exploits a tragedy.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The health care sector accounted for 48% of that lackluster growth, expanding by about 232,000 jobs, even though the sector employs only about 11% of workers.
    Phillip Reese, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • His pitch is that CRH, which employs some 80,000 people, is well-placed to benefit from a surge of investment in US infrastructure, from roads and bridges to AI data centers and microchip plants.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Harnesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harnesses. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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