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Recent Examples of wield
Police were responding to calls for help after a man wielding a bike lock attacked two women in the building.
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ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
So wield your reusable stainless steel bottle for on-the-go hydration and, to be extra safe, invest in a home water filter.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
One of the vandals was seen wielding a hammer, and another wielded an axe.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The mayor has since demoted Brewer from board chair and seeks to remove him as operating chairman as well, but the soonest Johnson can wield the supermajority likely required to fire Pettigrew for cause would be this summer.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
So wield your reusable stainless steel bottle for on-the-go hydration and, to be extra safe, invest in a home water filter.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
One of the vandals was seen wielding a hammer, and another wielded an axe.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The mayor has since demoted Brewer from board chair and seeks to remove him as operating chairman as well, but the soonest Johnson can wield the supermajority likely required to fire Pettigrew for cause would be this summer.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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Yeo says there could also be rarer genetic variants not captured in the analysis that might exert more influence on weight-loss variations.—
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ackman is one of the loudest hedge fund investors out there, exerting enormous influence through social media, podcasts and media interviews.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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When, in the early nineteen-hundreds, Gibson developed the F-style flat-back, inspired by the Stradivarius violin, the idea was to produce a louder instrument that could be used for classical as well as folk music, while being assembly-line-friendly.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Orbán has used his party's current supermajority in Hungarian parliament to undermine the independence of the judiciary, crack down on independent media, demonize migrants and discriminate against LGBTQ people, Human Rights Watch has said.—
Emmet Lyons,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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That means many rules of the road for cars also apply to equines.—
Nick Sullivan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Instead of making the case that a city’s environmental review was inadequate, residents will now be more often forced to argue that CEQA even applies at all.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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