as in influence
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
lacking much of the leverage it once had, the union is now being forced to make some concessions
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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame
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Recent Examples of leverage
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The exception is generational players, like Steph Curry and LeBron James, who have the leverage for long-term deals.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Texas and other states leveraged this principle to resist enforcing equal rights, employing legal maneuvers, intimidation, and violence to maintain white supremacy.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
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Noun
Washington extended military protection and used diplomatic leverage to open other countries’ markets to Japanese exports.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The exception is generational players, like Steph Curry and LeBron James, who have the leverage for long-term deals.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Verb
Mercedes-Benz is leveraging its motorsports presence in new ways this year.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Texas and other states leveraged this principle to resist enforcing equal rights, employing legal maneuvers, intimidation, and violence to maintain white supremacy.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leverage
Noun
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Sports betting operators have no influence over newsroom coverage.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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However, she was found guilty of operating under the influence.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters China is devising more ways for foreign institutions to use the yuan, as international confidence in the U.S. dollar falters.—
Lee Ying Shan,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Testers reported the sterilizer works well and that using it is a breeze.—
Olivia Campbell,
Parents,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The two cases are not identical, as there is no dispute that Drogheda and Silkeborg are controlled by the same owner, whereas Textor has never had that much sway at Palace, but Trivela’s travails demonstrate that UEFA is getting increasingly strict with MCO groups.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Emmanuel Macron for instance has lost enormous sway in Israel, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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The risk was leaving big spaces out wide that could be exploited in transition, by Juventus’ wing-backs especially.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Pratt’s conviction kept him behind bars for 27 years, and the case haunted Cochran, who believed Pratt was innocent and who had made a mistake at trial that prosecutors skillfully exploited.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Our Senate and representatives are all manipulating their own power rather than running the country.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
18 June 2025
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But the lesson of the ’74 Act is clear: Absent congressional will, lawmakers inevitably will find ways to manipulate their own rules to make deficits even worse.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Verb
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In the procedural drama, Rodríguez brings to life a multi-layered and solemn character shaped by a traumatic childhood — abused within the foster care system, with no knowledge of his origins, and struggling with severe dyslexia.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Federal employees widely abused the Biden administration‘s telework policies, according to an inspector general report released by the Office of Personnel Management on Friday.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2025
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“Leverage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leverage. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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