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wield

verb

ˈwēld

Definition of wield

as in to exert

to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively wields considerable influence in the field of women's sports

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Recent Examples of wield The exhibition’s second section moves beyond models, actors and performers to focus on the people who influenced and wielded power behind the scenes in Hollywood. — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Additionally, there is the aforementioned Gwydion, the famous Made sword wielded by Prythian’s last High King, Fionn, to defeat the Daglan; Bryce gives it to Nesta at the end of Crescent City. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026 Ossoff, who campaigned with a lightsabre during his first run for Congress, has wielded a rhetorical scalpel during his Senate reëlection campaign. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026 Bearing no relation to any of the films titled Black Christmas, this is an efficiently nasty tale of a lunatic (wielding a very sharp axe) who stalks a sleepy town at Christmastime. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wield

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To exert control over the working-class neighborhoods that surrounded the square, Emperor Napoleon III installed military barracks on its north side in the very spot where Daguerre once had his studio.

— Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Solid economic growth and steady consumer spending are also exerting upward pressure on prices, complicating the task of taming inflation, according to economists.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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The senator also used her remarks to underscore the stakes of electing lawmakers willing to withstand pressure from lobbyists and wealthy donors.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
However, sometimes chuck and top sirloin are used, offering a richer, more flavorful, marbled cut.

— Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026

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Proponents say the measure applies to eight categories of projects California communities need to expand housing, improve civic infrastructure and promote green energy.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
On the other hand, many of these albums are timeless and continue to resonate, and today’s streaming culture has embraced exhuming catalog music — something that applies not only to old singles, but to old albums.

— Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026

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