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Recent Examples of wielded
The victim was cut by an unknown object wielded by the rival, who ran off and has not been caught.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Those images rapidly spread across the internet and, in some cases, were wielded as a tool for extortion.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Since 9/11, the United States has wielded financial sanctions at an increasing scale and scope, targeting individuals, governments, and nonstate actors.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Presidents have rarely wielded this authority.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
Science, when wielded wisely, can function as a light in the dark in this quest, leading us toward truth.
—Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
But to be sustainable in any authoritarian context, that violence cannot be wielded every single day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
That’s the weapon being wielded at this moment against the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
That example was copied by American radical George Henry Evans, editor of The Workingman’s Advocate, who wielded claims about white slavery to denounce wealthy abolitionist Gerrrit Smith for overlooking the plight of white male workers.
—Gunther Peck / Made By History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Those images rapidly spread across the internet and, in some cases, were wielded as a tool for extortion.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Since 9/11, the United States has wielded financial sanctions at an increasing scale and scope, targeting individuals, governments, and nonstate actors.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Presidents have rarely wielded this authority.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
Science, when wielded wisely, can function as a light in the dark in this quest, leading us toward truth.
—Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
But to be sustainable in any authoritarian context, that violence cannot be wielded every single day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
That’s the weapon being wielded at this moment against the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
That example was copied by American radical George Henry Evans, editor of The Workingman’s Advocate, who wielded claims about white slavery to denounce wealthy abolitionist Gerrrit Smith for overlooking the plight of white male workers.
—Gunther Peck / Made By History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wielded
Verb
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The three officers who exerted deadly force – Gustafson, Garcia and Widlarz – have been cleared following the investigation, and Mosser’s review is now considered closed.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Steadily, Emery’s side exerted control and after Simon Adingra had a goal ruled out for handball, Villa seized the initiative.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When used thoroughly, AI can allow faster decisions, boost output and shorten the time to market.—
Peter Benei,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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In Goodyear, Arizona, a data center used for generative AI may guzzle as many as 56 million gallons of drinking water each year.—
The Atlantic Science Desk,
The Atlantic,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But a prevailing question is whether the administration has raced to act, made mistakes and later applied new narratives and legal justifications to specific deportation cases challenged in the news and in the courts.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Over a one-week period, a concrete solution was applied to fill the hole until the leak stopped.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Wielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wielded. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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