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Recent Examples of exert
Prosecutors have said Combs exerted financial control over the women and threatened to release video of them participating in freak offs to keep them compliant.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 5 June 2025
The prosecution already called one expert witness to the stand, clinical psychologist Dawn Hughes, who described domestic violence as behavior that functions to exert control over a victim.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 4 June 2025
And bugs’ ignoble practices exert fascination on poets too.
—Hannah Brooks-Motl
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
And the pressure that Mr. Kim has been exerting on his engineers to complete new weapons quickly has led to mishaps.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 5 June 2025
The prosecution already called one expert witness to the stand, clinical psychologist Dawn Hughes, who described domestic violence as behavior that functions to exert control over a victim.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 4 June 2025
And bugs’ ignoble practices exert fascination on poets too.
—Hannah Brooks-Motl
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
And the pressure that Mr. Kim has been exerting on his engineers to complete new weapons quickly has led to mishaps.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exert
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If the individual is a non-resident, non-citizen of the U.S., the federal estate tax applies only to assets situated or deemed to be situated within the U.S. (for example, U.S. real property or stock in a U.S. corporation).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The reports indicate 20 people have applied with the city for up to $7,000 in emergency rental assistance for new apartments, and 16 have met the eligibility requirements.—
Michael L. Hyman,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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On Wednesday, police in Seattle used pepper spray to clear out protesters, and officers in Denver used smoke and pepper balls to control a crowd.—
Krysta Fauria,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Could breeze through the low-minors using just his fastball, but secondary stuff needs work to reach his potential, and focus on development of those pitches will likely slow down his development and lead to more mixed results in some outings.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Musk endorses Trump in 2024, wields influence The tech billionaire formally endorsed Mr. Trump on July 13, 2024, moments after Mr. Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
5 June 2025
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The black humor that Baltic artists wield so boldly is as much a constant presence as the creeping sense of dread.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
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Becker and colleagues employed a Pavlov-like research design to figure out whether people can decouple the sensation of pain from the experience of that pain.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Instead, Lloyd employed a bare stage and an ensemble of actors dressed all in black.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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