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 system uses natural ammonia as its working refrigerant, completely overcoming synthetic compounds like HCFCs and HFCs that contribute to global warming and ozone depletion.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Hisense uses different operating systems in different regions for some of these TVs, but happily the new Dolby Vision 2 update will still work regardless of whether your UX, UR9, UR8 or U7 uses the Google TV or Hisense VIDAA smart platform.
    — John Archer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of uses
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  • This now applies to veterans, homeless individuals, young adults aging out of foster care, parents of 14- to 17-year-olds and those aged 55 to 64.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Georgia's statute, by comparison, applies to a particular lawful industry that state lawmakers sought to protect from financial discrimination.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of applies

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