levers 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lever
as in pries
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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levers

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noun

plural of lever
as in knobs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levers
  1. pries
  2. knobs
  3. pulls
  4. buttons
  5. lifts
  6. switches
  7. prizes
  8. keys
Verb
  • By fields of cotton and soybeans where his bees forage and pollinate, Foster Hensel pries open the lid of one of his beehives, setting off a rising hum from inside.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Remove the 11 Philips-head screws on the bottom of the laptop, and its bottom pries up with a bit of pressure.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of pries
Noun
  • This dresser accommodates all your clothing, linens, and more, while the antique brass knobs add a pretty design detail.
    — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Tushy Fresh Dual-Nozzle Bidet Offering easy installation, this bidet with a no-frills interface has some relaxing perks (including a heated water option) without too many extra knobs and levers.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of knobs
Verb
  • Carl drops onto the couch, pulls Maribeth down on top of him.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • When Randle pulls a defender into the paint, Porter has room to shoot if the ball comes back out.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of pulls
Noun
  • The volume buttons are near the top, and the AI button is right next to them.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
  • These buttons require the press of a button to start cooking or heating something quickly.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of buttons
Verb
  • The win got Frosinone back on track after a 3-0 loss to Napoli last weekend and lifts it into fifth place in the Serie A table.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Victory lifts Shakhtar to 11th in the early league-phase table, behind Bayern Munich on goal difference and ahead of both Manchester City and Manchester United.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of lifts
Noun
  • Part of this problem is that the crews have to deal with a bewildering array of buttons, switches, and other physical controls.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Next, save 41% on the Razer Huntsman Mini Gaming Keyboard, and get cutting-edge optical switches and a streamlined 60% form factor.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of switches
Verb
  • The punch-worthy parody of Altman’s characterization ramps up once he’s motivated to push back against — or trample over — the safety guardrails that Ilya prizes above all else, but so does the depth of his world-breaking cynicism.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Religion has harmed many; people fear proselytizing; soul language can sound fuzzy or exclusionary; literary culture prizes the secular and intellectual.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of prizes
Noun
  • Astonishingly, the private keys were 4, 56, 66, 115, 155, 156, 230, 237.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Working again with the vast Northeastern producer group $$$–almost all of whom are individually credited on, like, every track–Bank$ and his preacher friend talk to God over spare keys and groaning nautical machinery.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of keys
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“Levers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levers. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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