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Recent Examples of wields
That might not be an issue in college, where the coach — especially a successful one — still typically wields the most power in the program.
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Brendan Marks, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
As pontiff, Leo wields incredible power and influence — but in truth, the message isn’t new.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
This occurs when someone wields money and access to it as a form of control over someone else.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
At sixty-five, Petzold, with light-hazel eyes and dark hair only just beginning to silver, still wields a boyish charisma.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
At stake is an office that wields outsized influence over national policy.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Sokolov also wields a much shorter lens, warping and exaggerating space with each swinging motion, while his cast moves in almost dance-like fashion.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
The chief of staff wields enormous influence in the administration, serving as gatekeeper to the Oval Office with daily access to the president and control of the Executive Office.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 16 Mar. 2026
That honor goes to the casino-owning Danforths, whose patriarch (David Cronenberg, in a brief but amusing cameo) wields enough power to call off entire wars with a single phone call.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Brendan Marks, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
As pontiff, Leo wields incredible power and influence — but in truth, the message isn’t new.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
This occurs when someone wields money and access to it as a form of control over someone else.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
At sixty-five, Petzold, with light-hazel eyes and dark hair only just beginning to silver, still wields a boyish charisma.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
At stake is an office that wields outsized influence over national policy.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Sokolov also wields a much shorter lens, warping and exaggerating space with each swinging motion, while his cast moves in almost dance-like fashion.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
The chief of staff wields enormous influence in the administration, serving as gatekeeper to the Oval Office with daily access to the president and control of the Executive Office.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 16 Mar. 2026
That honor goes to the casino-owning Danforths, whose patriarch (David Cronenberg, in a brief but amusing cameo) wields enough power to call off entire wars with a single phone call.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wields
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The 34 states suing Live Nation and Ticketmaster made one last push to convince the jurors that company — with its dominant position in ticketing, concert promotions, and venues — exerts outsized control compared to its competitors.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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Coming up today for Day Five of the mission, Orion officially enters the lunar sphere of influence—where the moon’s gravity exerts a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth’s gravity does.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
5 Apr. 2026
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His signature dish, the popular snack bread cheela, made by lightly frying bread in gram flour, naturally uses less fuel than some treats.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Given that harvesting grapes is time-sensitive, researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have invented a portable optical sensor that uses state-of-the-art machine learning to give winemakers instant information about the ripeness of their grapes, news agency SWNS reported.—
Maureen Mackey , Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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If a parent applies for a Parent PLUS Loan and is denied, the student may automatically qualify for additional federal aid, up to $4,000 for underclassmen and $5,000 for upperclassmen.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The next applies the policy or business logic.—
Anita Beveridge-Raffo,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Wields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wields. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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