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Recent Examples of wields
Mira wields a gokdo from the Goguryeo era, and Zoey possesses a shinkal from the Joseon era.
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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
The solo founder who wields AI agents with discernment will have the leverage once reserved for Fortune 500 companies.
—Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 20 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
But anyone who thinks that the brief ubiquity of corporate diversity trainings is proof that the radical left wields great power and influence in America has quite simply never sat through a corporate diversity training.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Milei, who rose to prominence in Argentina with a vow to shake up the country’s government and economy, often wields a chain saw at political events, emblematic of his mission to cut large swaths of his country’s federal government.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 2 July 2025
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
The solo founder who wields AI agents with discernment will have the leverage once reserved for Fortune 500 companies.
—Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 20 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
But anyone who thinks that the brief ubiquity of corporate diversity trainings is proof that the radical left wields great power and influence in America has quite simply never sat through a corporate diversity training.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Milei, who rose to prominence in Argentina with a vow to shake up the country’s government and economy, often wields a chain saw at political events, emblematic of his mission to cut large swaths of his country’s federal government.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 2 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wields
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His name is Berend Mihály (Grégory Gadebois), a bear of a man who exerts a strange control over Klára.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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At any season, weather exerts a strong influence on bass behavior.—
Anthony A. Ciuffa,
Outdoor Life,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Whole food sources such as beans, bananas, avocado and eggs offer the form your child’s body absorbs and uses best.—
Jazmine A. Ortiz,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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This article uses reporting by The Associated Press.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Advocate for flexibility The same principle applies to flexible work environments, which reduce fatigue and burnout for caregivers and noncaregivers alike.—
Colleen Tolan,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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The program, at least for now, only applies to providers and patients in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Washington, according to Axios.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Wields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wields. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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