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Recent Examples of wield
In this tradition, there is something transcendent or ethereal about the power of music, and about those trained to wield it, who raise the dead and stir the living.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Beyond that point, wealth shifts from living well to wielding power.
—Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
An unstoppable rushing attack was the primary weapon Philadelphia wielded en route to a Super Bowl title.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Meaningless gobbledygook to an outsider, yet powerful to those who know how to wield those sounds properly.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Beyond that point, wealth shifts from living well to wielding power.
—Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
An unstoppable rushing attack was the primary weapon Philadelphia wielded en route to a Super Bowl title.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Meaningless gobbledygook to an outsider, yet powerful to those who know how to wield those sounds properly.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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Consensus on why and how things happened, of course, can be used to exert terrible will, and so perhaps there might be some potential good to be had in all this chaos.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Beneath the surface of this agrarian life, traditional gender roles exert a powerful force.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, since the May request, the department has signed a $172 million contract with Gulfstream to buy not one but two used G700 jets.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The breathable cotton quilt is lightweight enough to use year-round, but the warm tones beckon for fall.—
Sheri Kaz,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
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This philosophy applies to business owners seeking to develop managers and leaders within their organizations.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Their work could be a critical step toward the safe and rational decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, and the technology could be applied to nuclear accident sites elsewhere in the world.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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