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
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
The main entrance boasts a double-doored vestibule that acts like an airlock for radio waves; anyone hoping to enter must lever one door closed before opening the other one.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2017
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Also, how did Audrey know all the switches, levers and knobs to turn on/operate a snow canon?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Once the roots are about as wide as your finger, harvest carrots by pulling them up with a lifting-twisting motion, or use a gardening fork to gently lever long roots free from the soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
The main entrance boasts a double-doored vestibule that acts like an airlock for radio waves; anyone hoping to enter must lever one door closed before opening the other one.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2017
Noun
Donald Trump is abusing the levers of government to launch an attack against New York Attorney General Tish James on what seem to be pretty flimsy claims of fraud.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Also, how did Audrey know all the switches, levers and knobs to turn on/operate a snow canon?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lever
Noun
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The shallow knobs are great for pavement and light dirt or sand terrains.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Using an intuitive interface on an LCD with a navigation knob, PocketCloud lets users navigate options and monitor the progress of backups easily, whether the user is in the field or working from home.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Made with ingredients renowned in Ayurvedic medicine to treat gastrointestinal issues and 17 digestive enzymes, including alpha galactosidase which helps break down carbohydrates found in beans and cruciferous vegetables, a twice daily dose can feel like a reset button for your digestive tract.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Stracke, Richards, Kemsley and Saint John are still following Beauvais while Girardi has hit the unfollow button.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The reigning league champion Pride were about 20 minutes away from their second consecutive loss of the season before Marta redirected the tides and Carson Pickett went beast mode to lift the team to a thrilling 3-2 victory.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Bird flu has continued to decimate the egg supply, lifting prices.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Absent such an intervention, President Trump’s de facto tariff switch is likely to remain in the 'on' position.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Food The top 10 Italian spots in L.A. from the 101 Best Restaurants guide March 14, 2024 The texture switches from chewy to soft, creamy to crisp in every spoonful.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The other three in the series featured a dark mother-of-pearl dial, a lapis lazuli dial and a turquoise dial.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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These Bleu Nuit, Nuage 50 models take their color cue from the hue from 1972 that the designer Gerald Genta selected for the first Royal Oak watch dial — a shade itself inspired by the inky evening darkness of the Vallée de Joux, the forested Swiss location of the brand’s workshop.—
Roberta Naas,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The key is to ensure smartphone users know never to take or make these calls.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The urge to indulge our five senses is strong, but the key is to slow down and savor the moment, whether that’s lounging under the sun or finding peace in the stillness.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mercedes-Benz Once deployed, the 4K screen provides the visual half of a high-end mobile theater that also stuffs a total of 42 speakers in an immersive Dolby Atmos configuration that includes haptic actuators in the seats.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2025
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This includes rare-earth magnetics that are used in the rotary actuator that allows the heads to write and read information from tracks of data on the disk surfaces.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Lever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lever. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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