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
Drew Harmon wore a helmet to protect himself from officers wielding pepper spray.
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Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
The mysterious case of a chain-saw-wielding vandal who appeared to randomly terrorize trees in and around downtown Los Angeles last year has come to an anticlimactic close.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 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, 11 Feb. 2026
Vizcaino tumbled from his vehicle and allegedly attempted to carjack multiple nearby vehicles while wielding a knife.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The angry Heat fan, accustomed to championship parades and long playoff runs, is now wielding a pitchfork, loudly lamenting this 30-plus month stretch of pent-up play-in frustration.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
But wielding a multi-ton missile in an environment full of them takes plenty of mental and physical load.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Patrick, a former state senator and conservative talk radio host from Houston, has held the lieutenant governor’s office for 10 years, wielding enormous control over the legislative agenda and the fate of bills in the Texas Senate.
—Karen Brooks Harper, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Earlier this week, sledghammer-wielding thieves also broke into Hashtag 95 restaurant in Oak Lawn.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
The mysterious case of a chain-saw-wielding vandal who appeared to randomly terrorize trees in and around downtown Los Angeles last year has come to an anticlimactic close.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 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, 11 Feb. 2026
Vizcaino tumbled from his vehicle and allegedly attempted to carjack multiple nearby vehicles while wielding a knife.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The angry Heat fan, accustomed to championship parades and long playoff runs, is now wielding a pitchfork, loudly lamenting this 30-plus month stretch of pent-up play-in frustration.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
But wielding a multi-ton missile in an environment full of them takes plenty of mental and physical load.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Patrick, a former state senator and conservative talk radio host from Houston, has held the lieutenant governor’s office for 10 years, wielding enormous control over the legislative agenda and the fate of bills in the Texas Senate.
—Karen Brooks Harper, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Earlier this week, sledghammer-wielding thieves also broke into Hashtag 95 restaurant in Oak Lawn.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wielding
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Their immense gravitational influence churns gas, dust, and even proximate stars around them, thus exerting a tremendous influence on their host galaxies.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Outside Iran, Gulf states are exerting intense pressure to prevent regional war.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Such batteries are also much easier and safer to dispose of, and can potentially be made using cheaper and less rare materials.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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The task force is now applying that same regional coordination model to World Cup preparations.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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There were the snowboarders who were disqualified for applying ski wax that contained forever chemicals.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Wielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wielding. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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