Thesaurus results for WIELDED

wielded

verb

past tense of wield

as in exerted

to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively wields considerable influence in the field of women's sports

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Recent Examples of wielded The index has reflected the stronger pricing power the trucking industry has wielded throughout 2026. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Riot police have liberally used tear gas and wielded their batons to disperse crowds. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, the flow of oil from other Gulf nations through the Strait of Hormuz, over which Iran had once wielded considerable influence, has effectively returned to normal. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Cliches were wielded like shields Tuesday, protecting against the imminent threat of social clips construed as bulletin board material. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Indeed, the administration has wielded its power against Anthropic, with the Pentagon previously designating the company a rare supply-chain risk and stalled the release of its Mythos model. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 The junta has also wielded new citizenship laws against dissidents. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026 And on Wednesday, the Fed wielded it for the first time this year, raising rates by a quarter percentage point in a bid to slow down accelerating inflation. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026 There’s big money in sports, and with it lots of reasons to explore how it is being wielded and who is paying the cost. — Tracy Weber, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026

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The effects of these publications were hardly only theoretical, as Italian anarchists exerted a powerful influence on labor strikes.

— Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026
The military has exerted pressure on those outside the country through their passports.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

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The attacker used a pump-action shotgun bought by his mother, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting.

— HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The shooter used a pump-action shotgun in yesterday's shooting, two law enforcement officials briefed on the case told NBC News.

— Irene Byon, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

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In July, new tariffs were applied to all EU steel imports in an effort to protect the continent’s industry from cheaper foreign competition.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Introduced in the 1890s, the law has rarely been applied to media organizations, particularly regarding their coverage.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026

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