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Recent Examples of wields
Asta is the only one in this world without any magical abilities, while Yuno wields exceptional power, but both share a common dream to become the Wizard King.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Six are former members of China’s apex Central Military Commission (CMC), the tiny cabal led by Xi who wields the greatest power over the PLA.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Trump’s budget director, Russell Vought, wields the scythe.
—Lisa Riordan Seville, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2025
Wyeth wields his power to criticize Black cultural production and the use of race as a critical framework for viewing the world instead.
—Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
By being the dominant partner in 2Africa, Meta now wields enormous power over the future of communication in many nations.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The definitive ranking of the women at the top of the global business world tells us both who wields power today and who is poised to climb even higher tomorrow.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
The film takes place in 1954 almost exclusively over the course of one evening at a party thrown by the newly wed Hedda who wields literal and figurative weapons for her own personal amusement and potential financial gain.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Six are former members of China’s apex Central Military Commission (CMC), the tiny cabal led by Xi who wields the greatest power over the PLA.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Trump’s budget director, Russell Vought, wields the scythe.
—Lisa Riordan Seville, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2025
Wyeth wields his power to criticize Black cultural production and the use of race as a critical framework for viewing the world instead.
—Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
By being the dominant partner in 2Africa, Meta now wields enormous power over the future of communication in many nations.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The definitive ranking of the women at the top of the global business world tells us both who wields power today and who is poised to climb even higher tomorrow.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
The film takes place in 1954 almost exclusively over the course of one evening at a party thrown by the newly wed Hedda who wields literal and figurative weapons for her own personal amusement and potential financial gain.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wields
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Directed by the Austrian pair Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, The Lodge is a slow-burn genre exercise that exerts the pressure of a steel vise.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood exerts on the blood vessels in your body.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This particular system uses an underground connecting cable between two passenger cabins.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Mollick uses one set of models for coding, and another for editorial help—common among power users.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump cannot pardon himself in the hush money case because presidential clemency power only applies to federal cases.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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The law applies to approximately 4,000 restaurants in New York City that are part of chains with 15 or more locations nationwide.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Wields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wields. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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