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
Her The Kindred’s Curse Saga series follows healer Diem Bellator as the search for her missing mother pulls her into a growing civil war between the oppressed mortals of Emarion and the magic-wielding demigods known as the Descended.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
Before his death, Mikhail had told sheriff’s deputies that he had been jumped in September by eight gun-wielding individuals, including Elijah, at the YMCA basketball courts near Oak Ridge High School.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Skyrocketing fuel prices in March are putting pressure on trucking and parcel shipping environments, but both industries are benefiting by wielding more pricing power.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 Apr. 2026
Dimon said that JPMorgan was testing Anthropic’s latest model — the Mythos preview announced by the AI firm last week — as part of its broader effort to reap the benefits of AI while protecting against bad actors wielding the same technology.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
His objective for the day was to make a clickbait video of explosions and women wielding guns.
—Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Masked men wielding assault rifles started shooting at the bus as the driver tried to reverse.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Police shot and killed a knife-wielding man on a subway platform.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The knife-wielding man was taken to a hospital by ambulance and pronounced dead.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
Before his death, Mikhail had told sheriff’s deputies that he had been jumped in September by eight gun-wielding individuals, including Elijah, at the YMCA basketball courts near Oak Ridge High School.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Skyrocketing fuel prices in March are putting pressure on trucking and parcel shipping environments, but both industries are benefiting by wielding more pricing power.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 Apr. 2026
Dimon said that JPMorgan was testing Anthropic’s latest model — the Mythos preview announced by the AI firm last week — as part of its broader effort to reap the benefits of AI while protecting against bad actors wielding the same technology.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
His objective for the day was to make a clickbait video of explosions and women wielding guns.
—Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Masked men wielding assault rifles started shooting at the bus as the driver tried to reverse.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Police shot and killed a knife-wielding man on a subway platform.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The knife-wielding man was taken to a hospital by ambulance and pronounced dead.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wielding
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The researchers found that months after returning to Earth from space, astronauts had trouble exerting the correct amount of force to properly grip an object.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Completing an easy, accomplishable responsibility lets workers still feel productive without exerting too much mental effort.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sadie Benning and Michael Almereyda have found ghostly, evocative textures using Pixelvision, a Fisher-Price toy camera from the late 1980s.—
Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Redick worked with James’ trainer Mike Mancias to ensure his 41-year-old star’s durability in the final aughts of the game – the four-time NBA MVP eventually playing a team-high 45 minutes while using any opportunity to sink to the floor for a breather.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The review process is expected to take 18 months and is part of a two-step process, which also includes applying for an operating license.—
Pippa Stevens,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Girod noted that by applying for relief, Guerra Sandoval was giving the government all her personal information — even fingerprints.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Wielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wielding. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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