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Recent Examples of wields
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.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
In one scene, a child wields akimbo pistols.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
The film noir tackles the corruptive tendencies of power, with Broderick Crawford as a populist politician who rises up as a Southern governor and wields dangerous influence.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
In Iran's political system, the IRGC wields vast military, economic and political power — and Mojtaba Khamenei's authority has largely come from proximity to power rather than his religious stature.
—Claire Day, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The office also wields enormous power to shape national policy through multistate lawsuits and culture-war clashes that routinely land in federal court.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
As a critic, however, Anderson understands and wields this response well.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
And what else wields consciousness?
—Nick Hilden, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
The danger lies in the possible public perception that Jackson wields too much power within the party.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
In one scene, a child wields akimbo pistols.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
The film noir tackles the corruptive tendencies of power, with Broderick Crawford as a populist politician who rises up as a Southern governor and wields dangerous influence.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
In Iran's political system, the IRGC wields vast military, economic and political power — and Mojtaba Khamenei's authority has largely come from proximity to power rather than his religious stature.
—Claire Day, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The office also wields enormous power to shape national policy through multistate lawsuits and culture-war clashes that routinely land in federal court.
—Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
As a critic, however, Anderson understands and wields this response well.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
And what else wields consciousness?
—Nick Hilden, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
The danger lies in the possible public perception that Jackson wields too much power within the party.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wields
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Here, Beethoven exerts a compulsion for triumphant glory.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Alicia Silverstone, in her most enduring performance, plays Cher Horowitz, a popular high schooler who exerts her influence through matchmaking and giving a makeover to the new kid in town.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
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Why owning detention sites is beneficial Separately, ICE uses roughly 30 existing immigrant detention sites nationwide that are owned and operated by private contractors that the federal agency has paid to do so.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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North Korea has long described the allies' drills as invasion rehearsals and often uses them as a pretext to dial up its own military demonstrations or weapons testing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Whether the president’s January 2025 executive order applies to children born under these circumstances will likely hinge on the definition of one word in its text.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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For higher earners, however, the 25% cap often applies, meaning a substantial portion of your take-home pay could be withheld if the debt collection process progresses to this stage.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Wields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wields. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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