wields

verb

present tense third-person singular of wield
as in exerts
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 wields Russell, a fictional counterpart to Alva Vanderbilt, wields her husband’s new railroad fortune to gain acceptance into an old-money society. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026 Jordan made a career critiquing her parents’ politics on social media and wields powerful influence in online liberal circles. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Jones wields considerable influence within the state apparatus, but his political base is anchored in the rural, inland stretches of San Diego County. — Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026 Considering such outfielders might signal a measured approach to the deadline; all of them are under club control, but none of them wields what is considered an impact bat. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Instead, the guy talks to dead barkeeps and wields an ax more than his typewriter. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026 These days, the cast of the Harry Potter films wields more diapers than magic wands. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Dickey wields Rosemary’s pack-a-day-for-half-a-century smoker’s cough with glee, and K Callan, who plays the mayor’s elderly secretary and turned 90 in January, gives a devastating monologue in the season finale. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Yes, each Fed Chair wields influence, and their opinions have a way of setting monetary policy. — Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wields
  1. exerts
  2. uses
  3. applies
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  • But even as Vancouver has begun the painful process of revising its harm-reduction policies, the city still exerts a powerful hold on the imagination of liberal leaders in the United States.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • The entire operating system of a company exerts a gravitational pull toward the here and now.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of exerts
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  • The two timber companies own some of the remaining forest the bird uses or might use for habitat, according to the lawsuit, and do not yet have federal Habitat Conservation Plans that would lay out protections for the bird as logging occurs.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • The state government uses it to buffer state finances when oil prices drop below levels that allow Alaska to generate surplus earnings.
    — Patrick J. Schena, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of uses
Verb
  • The measure applies to residential properties valued at more than $1 million, depending on the type of property, that are not the owner’s primary residence.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
  • The same discipline applies one level up, to the model providers themselves.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of applies

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“Wields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wields. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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