wielding

present participle of wield
as in exerting
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 wielding This was a new guitar-wielding D’Angelo, in a bandana or a top hat, more Sly and George Clinton than seductive soul crooner. Marcus J. Moore, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025 For his part, Milei has repeatedly said government isn’t the solution while wielding a chainsaw to symbolize federal spending cuts in Argentina. Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025 The Chambers Brothers, wielding electric guitars, have an infectious funk. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 Intensely creepy and increasingly unhinged, Alejandro Amenábar’s supernatural chiller owes much to Kidman’s unwavering commitment as a distressed, shotgun-wielding mother trying to protect her children from the hauntings plaguing their remote country house in ’40s Jersey. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025 The White House is wielding the new threat of no back pay for furloughed workers as a tactic to pressure Democrats to end the weeklong government shutdown. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025 The clip also gives fans a first look at an army being formed by Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu), while the rest of the trailer offers a glimpse of an all-out war — with Geralt wielding his sword, chopping off hands and dropping f-bombs in the process. Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 In this context, even a simple boast about wielding a Beretta sounded mournful. Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 The Intruder by Freida McFadden When a hurricane bears down on her remote cabin, Casey discovers a bloodied, knife-wielding girl outside her window and reluctantly lets her in. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wielding
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  • Beijing has long criticized Washington for exerting control beyond its borders through export rules that bar third-country companies from supplying China with chips made using American technology.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But something will have to give if lawmakers hope to reopen the government in any timely fashion, and that movement will likely be the result of external forces exerting pressure on one party — or both of them — to break the deadlock.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • To plug the gaps, faculty have been frantically applying for nonfederal sources of money.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Overloading the joints or applying excessive torque may cause mechanical deformation or servo damage, according to reports.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Wielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wielding. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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