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
Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Google’s progress boils down to two levers: cleaner power and more efficient chips and query crunching.
—Justin Worland, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Enter bitcoin treasury companies – a new wave of public equities seeking a far more explicit and truly levered connection to bitcoin’s price.
—Edan Yago, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Verb
The tactic of wielding federal funds as a lever for exacting change is a hallmark of the Trump administration.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Google’s progress boils down to two levers: cleaner power and more efficient chips and query crunching.
—Justin Worland, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
What else is new when you’re levered to China and charge more than anyone else?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Enter bitcoin treasury companies – a new wave of public equities seeking a far more explicit and truly levered connection to bitcoin’s price.
—Edan Yago, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lever
Noun
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The film is manually wound through the camera via hand knobs at either side, with a frame counter keeping track of how many exposures have been taken.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Check the base of the beater shaft, rims around the motor housing, ventilation openings, and control knobs and switches.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The group routinely calls for removing books at public schools and played a role in Scottsdale Unified School District's decision to pull 16 books from its library shelves in February.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The air fryer itself is easy to clean by pulling the trays out and wiping the inside with a wet cloth.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That means floor-to-ceiling glass that can slide down at the push of a button, blurring the line between indoors and outdoors.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In addition, all characters can glide by holding the A button on Xbox or X button on PS5.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Pro Just like the original Roborock Qrevo Curv that debuted at last year’s IFA, the Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Pro has wheels that can lift the robot's chassis high enough to clear obstacles and thresholds.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Sep. 2025
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The commercial arm has helped the players union become one of the most in-demand player collectives in sports, with merchandise sales projected to lift 115% this year (year-over-year).—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The digital world operates through bits, which function as basic switches that maintain either a 0 or a 1 value.—
Sadhasivam Mohanadas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Google is continuing to tease its switch from Assistant to Gemini across its smart home gadgets.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just turn one handle to make Yoshi run with Mario on his back or turn the dial behind Yoshi’s head to pop his tongue in and out.—
John Mihaly,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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With the newer Portico model, Couët managed to conceal the whole mechanism in the dial in a true feat of horological ingenuity.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The key is to acknowledge that when forming your conclusion based on the information you have been given.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The group lost their keys during their excursion, so the rangers provided the group a ride to their rental lodging.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Titleist makes excellent balls at all price points, and the range is so varied and options so complex that the company has a very useful ball selector tool on its website to guide you through.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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They were whittled down to the final 26 players by a panel of selectors.—
Peter Carline,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Lever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lever. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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