as in pried
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 levered
And those tails, on both sides, are levered bets on Musk succeeding or failing.
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Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
This is a terrific conglomerate levered to so many different parts of a growing economy.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
The drop was exacerbated by a large number of traders who were highly levered, borrowing money to increase the size of their bets.
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John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
This is a terrific conglomerate levered to so many different parts of a growing economy.
—
Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
The drop was exacerbated by a large number of traders who were highly levered, borrowing money to increase the size of their bets.
—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levered
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When peacemakers finally pried apart Slaughter and Dropo, Slaughter had his jersey ripped, but Dropo had taken the more telling punches.
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On May 5, three people dressed in waterproof hip waders and other protective gear pried open a maintenance hole cover and descended into the sewer on a street in Queens.
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After the network successfully pulled together a motley crew of Real Housewives offspring and their Manhattan socialite friends last year, the gang is back for a second season in the city.
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Arraez pulled a 1-1 curveball from the Athletics’ Aaron Civale off the top of his right foot and collapsed to the ground in pain.
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In April, the California Department of Motor Vehicles revised its regulations for autonomous vehicles and lifted a ban on autonomous trucks weighing 10,001 pounds or more.
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Scripted by David Koepp from Spielberg’s original story, Disclosure Day stars Josh O’Connor as Daniel Kellner, a cybersecurity expert who has lifted sensitive files about alien contact with the government.
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“Levered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levered. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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