as in to pry
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever
the workers used crowbars to lever the heavy stone block into its new position
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Recent Examples of lever
Thomas Drance, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
If the potatoes are hard to pull, use the shovel to carefully lever them out of the soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
There are lever handles on every door, partly because a wrist with arthritis can’t twist a round knob, and partly because lever handles tend to look better anyway.
—Amy Kunst, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
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Verb
Whatever levers the Canucks opt to pull, there are a variety of ways for Vancouver to get creative in pursuit of getting the absolute best possible return for a relatively unique trade asset like Sherwood.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
If the potatoes are hard to pull, use the shovel to carefully lever them out of the soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
The only major tariff lever the administration appears to have currently in place are industry-specific tariffs.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
There are lever handles on every door, partly because a wrist with arthritis can’t twist a round knob, and partly because lever handles tend to look better anyway.
—Amy Kunst, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lever
Noun
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Clean the base of the toilet that is on the floor and all the knobs, too.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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Justin Thomas had his caddie place hole-sized discs on every corner of the 17th green at Aronimink on Monday, all of them perched on knobs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
Verb
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When Evans scored a short-handed goal off the rush, Ruff pulled Lyon for Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Junior Aimee Colson led the Raiders in sacksand total flag pulls this season while senior RonNeisha Thomas led in interceptions.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Built by the Mosler Safe Company in Ohio, the vault’s doors opened upward, activated by two massive counterweights that swung down at the press of a button.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Key reasons to buy this grooming brush This self-cleaning grooming brush has a convenient release button that makes cleanup quick and mess-free.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Under a new arrangement, shipments of goods from Turkey or Armenia through a third country may now directly list their final destination or point of origin as Turkey or Armenia, lifting a prior restriction on such designations, Keceli said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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If there are areas of the bowl that have more stains, add a touch more of baking soda to them to try and lift them out.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Instead of being found by quick switches of play, Grimaldo and Frimpong would often become involved in moves higher up the pitch after the ball had worked its way through Alonso’s midfield box (consisting of the two deeper midfielders and two No 10s).—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The study authors argue that humans became strongly right-handed through a gradual evolutionary process tied to bipedalism and brain expansion rather than a single genetic switch.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Below are 15 of the coolest green-dial watches currently on the market.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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These make the operation as user-friendly as possible because there’s no guesswork involved in ensuring the dial is in just the correct position.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The key is a hot grill (gas, charcoal, or even an indoor grill pan), a little confidence, and a few reliable techniques.—
Phoebe Fry,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 May 2026
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This adjustable sling bag has plenty of space for your phone, cash, keys, and other daily essentials, and is constructed with locking zippers to ward off potential thieves.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Marcus North looks set to become the first Australian to help pick the England men’s Test team after emerging as firm favourite to become the new national selector.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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National selectors often look to major league teams for star players.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Lever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lever. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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