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Recent Examples of wields
Outside of the school, Evelyn wields a mysterious kind of power over the town itself, which no one seems to question until Alex (Martin), a curious police officer, moves in with his pregnant wife Laura (Sarah Gadon).
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Erin McMullen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Even though Sandu would remain president regardless of the upcoming election’s result, the parliament wields true power.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Popular characters include Tralalero Tralala, a three-legged shark wearing sneakers, Bombardiro Crocodilo, a crocodile spliced with a bomber jet, and Tung Tung Tung Sahur, a wooden drum who wields a baseball bat.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Yet the health secretary wields significant power over the program.
—Liz Szabo, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
The agency also wields absolute approval power for logging on California’s vast private lands.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Mira wields a gokdo from the Goguryeo era, and Zoey possesses a shinkal from the Joseon era.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Amid the chaos is a quartet of badass girls, including Hari Nef’s Bex, who wields a nail gun like nobody’s business.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 22 Aug. 2025
No minor appointment, this position wields great power in rooting out and recommending ways to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse, and in the process potentially destroying people’s reputations and careers through a virtually unchecked use of investigatory power.
—John Hohman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2025
Erin McMullen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Even though Sandu would remain president regardless of the upcoming election’s result, the parliament wields true power.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Popular characters include Tralalero Tralala, a three-legged shark wearing sneakers, Bombardiro Crocodilo, a crocodile spliced with a bomber jet, and Tung Tung Tung Sahur, a wooden drum who wields a baseball bat.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Yet the health secretary wields significant power over the program.
—Liz Szabo, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
The agency also wields absolute approval power for logging on California’s vast private lands.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Mira wields a gokdo from the Goguryeo era, and Zoey possesses a shinkal from the Joseon era.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Amid the chaos is a quartet of badass girls, including Hari Nef’s Bex, who wields a nail gun like nobody’s business.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 22 Aug. 2025
No minor appointment, this position wields great power in rooting out and recommending ways to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse, and in the process potentially destroying people’s reputations and careers through a virtually unchecked use of investigatory power.
—John Hohman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wields
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Researchers have also pointed out that friction stir welding exerts tremendous force (up to 5,000 pounds) and something needs to capture that force.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs when the force that your blood exerts on the walls of your arteries and veins is higher than normal.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
16 Sep. 2025
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Breast ultrasound uses sound waves to look at the breast and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses radio waves and magnets to make detailed images, often used for high-risk patients.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Our team uses data analysis, with data partner AccuPoint Solutions, and editorial review to compile CNBC's Financial Advisor 100 list.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Slim Denim The same principle applies to slim denim which, in a classic blue wash, is a more polished take on your typical pair of skinny jeans.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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This advice applies to almost all evergreen shrubs like hollies, boxwoods, and myrtles.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Wields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wields. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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