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Recent Examples of wielded
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.
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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
Qureshi noted that stablecoins are loosening the iron grip that governments have long wielded over their populations’ money supply, Fortune reported.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Ted Turner, the brash media mogul who created CNN and revolutionized how Americans watched television, and who wielded his media empire and wealth to pursue liberal global causes and land conservation, has died.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Long before industrial emissions, our ancestors wielded flames as environmental engineering tools.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
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
Qureshi noted that stablecoins are loosening the iron grip that governments have long wielded over their populations’ money supply, Fortune reported.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Ted Turner, the brash media mogul who created CNN and revolutionized how Americans watched television, and who wielded his media empire and wealth to pursue liberal global causes and land conservation, has died.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Long before industrial emissions, our ancestors wielded flames as environmental engineering tools.
—Literary Hub, 1 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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Depending on the time of year, highlights include the new rhododendron gardens, the all-glass Palm House, the new Butterfly House, and the Nordic Beer Garden, highlighting plants used by Nordic brewers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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For the project, the ORNL researchers used two specialized instruments to study how these molten salts behave under reactor-like conditions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
Verb
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DeepMind has also applied its AI systems to fields including genetics, computer coding, and weather prediction.—
Alison Eldridge,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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Enthralled by Felipe Rose, a go-go boy decked out in Native American regalia at the Anvil, a notorious gay Manhattan disco, Morali applied that approach to his next conceptual act, Village People.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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