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
The exterior portion of a $1 billion revamp of the more than 30-year-old Honda Center broke ground Thursday, March 26, with city and community leaders donning orange vests and wielding shovels to celebrate.
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Officers rushed to the scene in a popular shopping center after receiving an emergency call reporting a rampage by a knife-wielding man.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Surgeon General's office, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are banned for 10 years from wielding legal, regulatory or economic pressure to persuade the platforms to remove protected speech.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Another of her stars is a fierce fast-food warrior clad in a cheeseburger skirt, wielding ketchup and mustard laser guns and flanked by a squad of fighters who happen to be anthropomorphic pizza and hot dogs.
—Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
China and Russia -- both veto-wielding members of the 15-member council -- are among the countries that are opposed to the current text, according to one of the diplomats.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Together, the Fruits form a coven — or, at least, something like a coven — wielding their soft supernatural powers between shifts, on and off the sales floor.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
Activism isn't just about wielding guns and throwing rocks but organizing online, in the classrooms and among households.
—Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Victoria Le, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Officers rushed to the scene in a popular shopping center after receiving an emergency call reporting a rampage by a knife-wielding man.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Surgeon General's office, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are banned for 10 years from wielding legal, regulatory or economic pressure to persuade the platforms to remove protected speech.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Another of her stars is a fierce fast-food warrior clad in a cheeseburger skirt, wielding ketchup and mustard laser guns and flanked by a squad of fighters who happen to be anthropomorphic pizza and hot dogs.
—Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
China and Russia -- both veto-wielding members of the 15-member council -- are among the countries that are opposed to the current text, according to one of the diplomats.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Together, the Fruits form a coven — or, at least, something like a coven — wielding their soft supernatural powers between shifts, on and off the sales floor.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
Activism isn't just about wielding guns and throwing rocks but organizing online, in the classrooms and among households.
—Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wielding
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Industry analysts say the agreement threatens to undermine business confidence in the United States by exerting unprecedented executive power to influence the private sector.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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This is why Russia sees no immediate advantage to a rapid end to the conflict, believing that the path to victory will come from exerting pressure on the ground, rather than from negotiations.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ticket holders who travel to matches using public transportation (Tri-Rail, Metrorail, Metrobus, Trolley, or Broward County Transit) will receive a $10 food and beverage credit upon arrival at Nu Stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Prior work has explored ultrasound sensing mainly on ground robots, but applying it to aerial robots has been difficult due to propeller noise and weak signals.—
Nitin Sanket,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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The hurt kid became the class clown, the super friendly boy who was content to pal around with his buddies and leave applying himself to everyone else.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Wielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wielding. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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