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to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively
parental involvement has consistently been shown to exert the most influence over a child's success in school
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Recent Examples of exerts
High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs when the force that your blood exerts on the walls of your arteries and veins is higher than normal.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 16 Sep. 2025
As the planet orbits the star, the star also moves — or wobbles in its own orbit — due to the equal-and-opposite gravitational force that the planet exerts on the parent star.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
Artau has been a longtime member of the Republican Party and the conservative Federalist Society, which exerts a significant influence on judicial appointments at the state and federal levels.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
But Hosoda’s expressionism virtually disappears thereafter, and a dry sense of order exerts itself once the story is spirited back towards Elsinore.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
His name is Berend Mihály (Grégory Gadebois), a bear of a man who exerts a strange control over Klára.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
At any season, weather exerts a strong influence on bass behavior.
—Anthony A. Ciuffa, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025
The Five, as the ruling syndicate is called, exerts unchecked financial and legal power over Earth's population.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Larger countries are again using their advantages in military force, economic leverage, and diplomacy to secure spheres of influence—that is, geographic areas over which a state exerts economic, military, and political control without necessarily exercising formal sovereignty.
—Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
Mark Gurarie, Health, 16 Sep. 2025
As the planet orbits the star, the star also moves — or wobbles in its own orbit — due to the equal-and-opposite gravitational force that the planet exerts on the parent star.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
Artau has been a longtime member of the Republican Party and the conservative Federalist Society, which exerts a significant influence on judicial appointments at the state and federal levels.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
But Hosoda’s expressionism virtually disappears thereafter, and a dry sense of order exerts itself once the story is spirited back towards Elsinore.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
His name is Berend Mihály (Grégory Gadebois), a bear of a man who exerts a strange control over Klára.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
At any season, weather exerts a strong influence on bass behavior.
—Anthony A. Ciuffa, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025
The Five, as the ruling syndicate is called, exerts unchecked financial and legal power over Earth's population.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Larger countries are again using their advantages in military force, economic leverage, and diplomacy to secure spheres of influence—that is, geographic areas over which a state exerts economic, military, and political control without necessarily exercising formal sovereignty.
—Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exerts
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The Goldilocks principle applies to ensuring that the soup is not too hot and not too cold.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The announcement applies to all the military services and is the latest in a series of restrictions after years of military services loosening the rules on how troops can look, often at the request of service members themselves.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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In addition to Western guests, CGTN also uses Western news anchors and correspondents, giving the network an even more legitimate appearance.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The fund’s performance in the first seven months of the year — the most recent Boston Partners has made available on its performance — has comfortably outperformed that of the MSCI World Index, which its management team uses as a comparative benchmark index.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Macron still wields significant authority over foreign policy, European affairs, and the military as commander in chief of France's nuclear arsenal.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mira wields a gokdo from the Goguryeo era, and Zoey possesses a shinkal from the Joseon era.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Exerts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exerts. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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