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Recent Examples of wield
But elsewhere Margaret—who produced the record with longtime collaborator Doug Saltzman—arranges the same core sounds into more interesting, textured configurations, wielding millennial touchstones without the baggage.
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
They were nominated for the Rock Hall twice before getting in this year, and in 2018, Dickinson wielded sharp words against the institution.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Though some still roll their eyes at the idea of content as a new artform, the data, sheer cultural force and collective audiences that influencers now wield say otherwise.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The focus on this population is one of the few commonalities shared between IACC and the group of autism researchers and advocates who have formed a separate independent group to try and wield influence.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
They were nominated for the Rock Hall twice before getting in this year, and in 2018, Dickinson wielded sharp words against the institution.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Though some still roll their eyes at the idea of content as a new artform, the data, sheer cultural force and collective audiences that influencers now wield say otherwise.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The focus on this population is one of the few commonalities shared between IACC and the group of autism researchers and advocates who have formed a separate independent group to try and wield influence.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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For years the owner, now 66, has watched tape, done his own player evaluations and sent observations and suggestions to DeCosta, mostly about players who might be available in later rounds — without exerting any actual decision-making power.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Proponents of citizen journalism saw the control exerted by a few professionals over the news agenda as problematic and hoped that bringing more contributors to the process would lead to news coverage that was more representative of the general public’s issues and concerns.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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First, locate the radiant to the left of the waning moon using a handy smartphone stargazing app.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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For Love in the Time of Cholera, 1989, for instance, Pau uses early Picture-in-Picture (PiP) technology to frame clips from Zuni’s 1988 October/Decameron stage performance, which then float, rotate, and cascade across the screen.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Conventional solutions often involve applying external pressure in the tens of megapascals or utilizing complex coating processes that increase manufacturing costs and reduce packaging efficiency.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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His church also applied financial pressure before the United Methodist Church conference struck down longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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