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Recent Examples of wielded
The animals are portrayed by puppets wielded by Magill and Anastasia Muñoz, who serves as the production’s movement director.
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Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Epstein wielded not only his checkbook in service of his charges but also his Rolodex.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
As anyone who has ever wielded their membership card knows, though, Costco is huge.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
The pyramids, the temples, the stunning gold jewelry found in royal tombs — all of these marvels depended on practical, everyday tools wielded by skilled hands.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Kennedy has wielded the power of his office to take multiple steps that diverge from medical consensus.
—Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
In the court of public opinion and, ultimately, in the courts of law, the anti-terror legislation was exposed as a dangerously malleable tool, susceptible to being wielded to create political theater and criminalize dissent rather than to address genuine threats.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
For decades, brain-mapping scientists wielded tools little more advanced than Brodmann’s, said Yongsoo Kim, a neuroanatomist at Penn State College of Medicine.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
Hollywood has long wielded both quiet and overt influence in the nation’s capital.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Epstein wielded not only his checkbook in service of his charges but also his Rolodex.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
As anyone who has ever wielded their membership card knows, though, Costco is huge.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
The pyramids, the temples, the stunning gold jewelry found in royal tombs — all of these marvels depended on practical, everyday tools wielded by skilled hands.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Kennedy has wielded the power of his office to take multiple steps that diverge from medical consensus.
—Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
In the court of public opinion and, ultimately, in the courts of law, the anti-terror legislation was exposed as a dangerously malleable tool, susceptible to being wielded to create political theater and criminalize dissent rather than to address genuine threats.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
For decades, brain-mapping scientists wielded tools little more advanced than Brodmann’s, said Yongsoo Kim, a neuroanatomist at Penn State College of Medicine.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
Hollywood has long wielded both quiet and overt influence in the nation’s capital.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wielded
Verb
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Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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From 1939 to 1975, the Franco dictatorship placed Spain in the grip of repressive leadership that, among other abuses of power, exerted strict censorship over the country’s cinema.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For example, Mermentau Cove previously used Mardi Gras funds to construct a pavilion for their graveyard and add flags to veterans' graves.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The practice was particularly used by patrolling troops during World War II, according to Smith, who has educated himself in the sport’s long history.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ferguson is listed as the sole director of the companies, all of which applied in recent days to be struck off the UK’s official Companies House register, where virtually all businesses must file information such as directors’ details and annual returns.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Think about the amount of technology that applied in America from that time, to 2019.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Wielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wielded. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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