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Recent Examples of wielded
The family wielded enormous influence in the region.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
But Kehoe on Friday wielded the powers of his office to move the income tax and direct democracy measures to the August election.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Pelosi was the first woman to ever serve as House speaker, serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023, and wielded enormous power in Congress and in the Democratic Party for decades.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Historians aren’t even sure exactly how they were wielded or crafted, so medieval weapons specialist and replica crafter Tod Todeschini decided to investigate for himself.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
Trump has wielded the ceasefire as a carrot and stick, issuing peace overtures one day and threats the next day, all in an attempt to get an upper hand in the negotiations.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Archaeologists believe that the warrior leader, adorned with a ceremonial sword that was actively wielded, buried this scabbard as a sacrifice to the gods in hopes of relief, change, and better days.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The Aerospace Force of the IRGC has wielded these weapons to impose costs on the Gulf Arab states, American military bases across the region, and Israel.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026
But McCluskie and other Democratic lawmakers said the group, which has wielded significant influence over the legislature and the state through its ballot campaigns, should respect the truce reached between the energy industry and the environmentalist community.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
But Kehoe on Friday wielded the powers of his office to move the income tax and direct democracy measures to the August election.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Pelosi was the first woman to ever serve as House speaker, serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023, and wielded enormous power in Congress and in the Democratic Party for decades.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Historians aren’t even sure exactly how they were wielded or crafted, so medieval weapons specialist and replica crafter Tod Todeschini decided to investigate for himself.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
Trump has wielded the ceasefire as a carrot and stick, issuing peace overtures one day and threats the next day, all in an attempt to get an upper hand in the negotiations.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Archaeologists believe that the warrior leader, adorned with a ceremonial sword that was actively wielded, buried this scabbard as a sacrifice to the gods in hopes of relief, change, and better days.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The Aerospace Force of the IRGC has wielded these weapons to impose costs on the Gulf Arab states, American military bases across the region, and Israel.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026
But McCluskie and other Democratic lawmakers said the group, which has wielded significant influence over the legislature and the state through its ballot campaigns, should respect the truce reached between the energy industry and the environmentalist community.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wielded
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We were warned by President and Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower, along with United States Marine Major General Smedley Butler about the virulently toxic, corruptive and destabilizing influences exerted upon our government by the military industrial complex.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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As a major cultural and economic hub, Rio de Janeiro has exerted significant influence on Brazilian music, film, and visual arts, and remains one of the country’s leading tourist destinations.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
Verb
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These ingredients are used in Ana Mandara’s farm-to-table meals, spa products, and custom fragrances.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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In 2017, detectives used DNA samples preserved from Walls' body and the area in which she was found to create an image of a person of interest, according to The Virginian-Pilot.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Consistency, applied twice a day every single day over years and decades, is the only thing that genuinely moves the needle on skin health and pleasure is what makes consistency possible.—
Pooja Mistry,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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That or all of Paige's posts are set up for the age restriction trigger, and it was applied to this post in question out of habit.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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“Wielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wielded. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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