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Recent Examples of wield
Historically, popes have wielded significant influence.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
And once again, what should happen is to permanently restrict the vast discretion wielded by the executive branch and reclaim policymaking authority that by rights belongs to Congress.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 May 2025
Those pieces and more than 200 others in the exhibition illustrate how Black dandies have wielded their clothing as instruments of both flair and function.
—Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Extractive industries like mining and logging had left a lasting environmental toll on the air, water, and land in the state, and for decades, the Anaconda Copper Mining Company wielded enormous power at the state legislature, resulting in large-scale mining, logging, and other extractive industry.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
And once again, what should happen is to permanently restrict the vast discretion wielded by the executive branch and reclaim policymaking authority that by rights belongs to Congress.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 May 2025
Those pieces and more than 200 others in the exhibition illustrate how Black dandies have wielded their clothing as instruments of both flair and function.
—Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Extractive industries like mining and logging had left a lasting environmental toll on the air, water, and land in the state, and for decades, the Anaconda Copper Mining Company wielded enormous power at the state legislature, resulting in large-scale mining, logging, and other extractive industry.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
Verb
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Those opening few moves are a player’s one real chance to exert control before the chaos sets in.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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That was definitely exhausting to exert that much emotion, but also really cathartic.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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These jangly contradictions, presented as truths, are designed to rattle and rewire our brains; just think how easily a corrupt authoritarian leader could put them to use, and how readily a not-thinking public could fall right in line.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 May 2025
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Educators will have canoes and kayaks, paddles and life jackets to use and will offer instruction.—
Flip Putthoff,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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The $30 cost includes all fees, but not taxes as applicable according to city, state and venue and applies to amphitheater shows throughout the U.S. and Canada.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The liquid, applied with a brush, works best for full nail coverage, especially on larger nailbeds.—
Lauren Paige Richeson,
Health,
14 May 2025
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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