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as in to want
to see fit
do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair
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as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
she kept her face still by sheer force of will
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as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
you cannot force me to do anything against my own will
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Recent Examples of will
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Still, Peterson nearly willed the Jayhawks to victory, scoring seven points in the final six minutes.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
The most urgent prerequisite is the political will to protect the Climate Equity Fund from budget raids, as happened in 2024.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Verb
Desperate to will his team back into the game, the veteran guard knocked down a series of timely 3s throughout the second half.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Still, Peterson nearly willed the Jayhawks to victory, scoring seven points in the final six minutes.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
Jones said the Virginia Supreme Court is invalidating the will of millions of Virginians who cast their vote in the April 21 election.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
The most urgent prerequisite is the political will to protect the Climate Equity Fund from budget raids, as happened in 2024.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for will
Verb
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Connecticut is a part of a deregulated regional electrical grid, and Nicola noted that electricity is bought and sold on the open market, leaving the risks of building new plants to private companies.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Making Democrats disappear The DeSantis scheme would give Republicans 24 of Florida’s 28 seats in Congress, leaving the Democrats with just four.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The project is particularly acrimonious, drawing out geographical battles between north and south and thorny fights between officials who want to build the tunnel and environmentalists and Delta residents seeking to protect the local ecosystem and their way of life.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Chimaev just wants his rival to make it to the cage.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The deputies had differing opinions on whether Adair had become compliant during the restraint.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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On their third album, Cost of Living Adjustment, Cola have embraced, if not maximalism, then at least letting go of restraint.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2026
Noun
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From the looming white-domed oven emerge the flakiest pies, feteer, built of gauzy layers of dough, pressed with ghee and stretched, then folded one inside another around your choice of filling.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The Taurus Sun sextiles Jupiter in your 4th House of Home, making practical choices around security, family, or resources feel unusually constructive.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
Verb
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One version of the nation’s history anchors itself in the efforts to navigate those tempests, to better the imperfect tools bequeathed to us by imperfect men.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Among the additions to the AKG holdings in that time was the estate of Marisol, a Pop artist who bequeathed it to the museum upon her death in 2016; the museum organized an acclaimed traveling retrospective of her art that first opened in 2023 and landed at the museum the following year.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The legal flimsiness of the indictment indicates just how far Blanche’s DOJ is willing to go to please the president.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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ChatGPT feels a little eager to please.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
Noun
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But part of the reason is that even with our most precise and accurate measurements that lead to a determination of the gravitational constant, those various teams and methods haven’t converged on a single answer.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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Dean was born in a small town in South Dakota, educated in a one-room schoolhouse, and through grit and determination built a small garbage business into Waste Management — a global company serving multiple continents with over $9 billion in revenue by his retirement.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Noun
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One giant leap for actor/director Andy Serkis’ baffling use of free will.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Through the character of Carol, the show explores complex themes of agency, free will, and individualism in a nuanced take on a dystopian invasion narrative that resists easy answers.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Will.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/will. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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