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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 other four main characters, who each wield powerful weapons, are absent. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026 The Oakland Police Department on Thursday released a compilation video of officer body camera footage of the fatal shooting last month of a man wielding two homemade spear-like devices at officers. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 At a time when everyone was watching the same handful of TV channels, Winfrey wielded immeasurable influence on her audience. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026 Despite notable achievements in reducing deforestation and directing resources to foster ecological investments, the government has often struggled to counter a conservative Congress where agribusiness interests wield significant influence. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wield

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Over the longer term, many economists expect AI to exert downward pressure on prices by creating efficiencies that make businesses more productive.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The president issued an executive order in March that moved to exert federal control over voter rolls and mail-in ballots.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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Hundreds of people with stereo systems, disco balls, tents, kegs and mattresses left huge amounts of trash, set off fireworks and used Tunitas Creek Beach as a bathroom during all-night events.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Carrick using Mbeumo as a centre-forward is not new — but the way United’s forward line is gelling around him is.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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The marks apply across all Claude surfaces people use — the API, Claude Code, Claude Cowork and deployments through AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Foundry.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
But no matter the amount returned, states have held that their specific rules apply to banks lending within their borders.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

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