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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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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 leverages
Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Recipient of 15 Grammy or Latin Grammy nominations (with one win), the Havana native built a career that leverages and celebrates her music’s Cuban country/folk roots.
—Bill Kopp, SPIN, 13 May 2026
Swarming technology leverages distributed AI to enable autonomous coordination and decision-making.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Even tackle football players attend games, shouting out the leverages and coverages of opponents from the bleachers.
—Pj Green
april 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Beyond extending flight time, the shift to hydrogen leverages the laws of physics to improve drone reliability.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
OneTeam Partners negotiates media deals and leverages players’ name, image and licensing rights.
—David Carrillo Peñaloza, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Vance Joseph’s defense in Denver is often predicated on playing certain leverages within man coverage.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Yeh said that this revenue growth should improve operating leverages on the company’s future expenses, especially as Roku continues to invest in its sales and marketing and research and development.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
John Davie, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Cyrus, a Colorado School of Mines alumnus, said Pegasus leverages technological advancements and lessons learned from another Lunar Outpost rover, MAPP, or Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
To make the process even easier for novices, the M2 leverages AI to detect the type of materials inserted and automatically adjust the settings for cutting, engraving, or just scoring to make thinner materials easier to flex and fold.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 27 May 2026
Originally scheduled for launch in 2024, the The MRV leverages the heritage Rendezvous Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD) system of the MEV, but incorporates a robotic arm payload in place of the MEV’s docking system.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Money from the redevelopment area relies on tax increment financing, which leverages future tax value increases to pay for current projects.
—Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
The Israeli government is equally aware of this fact and leverages the event on the international stage.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 13 May 2026
Like Scamp, the company leverages its reputation for building rock-solid, long-lasting campers toward offering an even tougher breed of trailer, built for adventures that carry well beyond organized campgrounds.
—C.c. Weiss
may 10, New Atlas, 10 May 2026
The technology leverages Google’s Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and Gemini models.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Noun
According to Easter, each of the 33 cocktails on the menu leverages a bottle with a story behind it, and the staff is prepared to regale you with their histories.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Recipient of 15 Grammy or Latin Grammy nominations (with one win), the Havana native built a career that leverages and celebrates her music’s Cuban country/folk roots.
—Bill Kopp, SPIN, 13 May 2026
Swarming technology leverages distributed AI to enable autonomous coordination and decision-making.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Even tackle football players attend games, shouting out the leverages and coverages of opponents from the bleachers.
—Pj Green
april 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Beyond extending flight time, the shift to hydrogen leverages the laws of physics to improve drone reliability.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
OneTeam Partners negotiates media deals and leverages players’ name, image and licensing rights.
—David Carrillo Peñaloza, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Vance Joseph’s defense in Denver is often predicated on playing certain leverages within man coverage.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Yeh said that this revenue growth should improve operating leverages on the company’s future expenses, especially as Roku continues to invest in its sales and marketing and research and development.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
John Davie, Founder & CEO of Buyers Edge Platform and CEO of CollectivIQ, leverages data and AI to drive smarter enterprise decision-making.
—John Davie, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Cyrus, a Colorado School of Mines alumnus, said Pegasus leverages technological advancements and lessons learned from another Lunar Outpost rover, MAPP, or Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
To make the process even easier for novices, the M2 leverages AI to detect the type of materials inserted and automatically adjust the settings for cutting, engraving, or just scoring to make thinner materials easier to flex and fold.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 27 May 2026
Originally scheduled for launch in 2024, the The MRV leverages the heritage Rendezvous Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD) system of the MEV, but incorporates a robotic arm payload in place of the MEV’s docking system.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Money from the redevelopment area relies on tax increment financing, which leverages future tax value increases to pay for current projects.
—Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
The Israeli government is equally aware of this fact and leverages the event on the international stage.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 13 May 2026
Like Scamp, the company leverages its reputation for building rock-solid, long-lasting campers toward offering an even tougher breed of trailer, built for adventures that carry well beyond organized campgrounds.
—C.c. Weiss
may 10, New Atlas, 10 May 2026
The technology leverages Google’s Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and Gemini models.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leverages
Noun
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The owners’ favorite room is the bathroom, where Alpi California burl wood veneer—which is also featured in the bedorom—an Art Deco checkerboard floor, and a rustic handmade ceramic vase add vintage influences from different movements.—
Nicolas Milon,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2026
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Executive chef Anand Singh, born in the Himalayan foothills and trained across six countries, runs a menu that moves between Indian live-fire cooking traditions and influences from Japan, China and Thailand.—
Winston Ross,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Physicist Qimiao Si and his collaborators have proposed a method that uses quantum light to retrieve entanglement from quantum materials.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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There are many types of salts with differing textures, flavors and uses in cooking.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The hackers used a common tactic known as credential stuffing to access the data, which exploits weak and reused passwords.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The addition was a prompt injection, a form of AI attack that exploits an LLM’s inability to distinguish between legitimate user prompts and those from unauthorized, potentially malicious third parties.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The Rams star quarterback manipulates opposing players with his eyes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Williams acknowledges that there are fears about dubbing fixes being the thin end of a wedge that could lead to actors being replaced, even if Flawless’ AI only manipulates the face from the nose down.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
Verb
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New York City’s child welfare agency routinely abuses its emergency power to take children from their parents without a court order, creating lifelong consequences for families, a new class-action lawsuit seeking to end the practice alleged Thursday.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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People deserve a government that watches out for our people’s best interests, not one that abuses its powers and sells us to the highest bidder.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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“Leverages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leverages. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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