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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
Their shapes often distort as one galaxy exerts tidal forces on the other.
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Big Think, 30 Mar. 2026
Here, Beethoven exerts a compulsion for triumphant glory.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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
Still, California’s much higher share of students facing these hardships and attending public schools — rather than being absorbed into private ones — exerts a downward pressure on statewide scores.
—Jill Stegman, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
That ice exerts enormous weight—ice can add 500 pounds of weight to power lines, according to the Air Force Safety Center.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
How China exerts its influence across the globe Start with the political architecture.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
My agonizing over a coin toss illustrates the basic distortion that gambling exerts on spectating.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
The team also uncovered how CISTR-ACT exerts its influence.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
Big Think, 30 Mar. 2026
Here, Beethoven exerts a compulsion for triumphant glory.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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
Still, California’s much higher share of students facing these hardships and attending public schools — rather than being absorbed into private ones — exerts a downward pressure on statewide scores.
—Jill Stegman, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
That ice exerts enormous weight—ice can add 500 pounds of weight to power lines, according to the Air Force Safety Center.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
How China exerts its influence across the globe Start with the political architecture.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
My agonizing over a coin toss illustrates the basic distortion that gambling exerts on spectating.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
The team also uncovered how CISTR-ACT exerts its influence.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exerts
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The bill only applies to social media platforms with $1 billion or more in annual advertising revenue, a pool that includes other social media giants such as YouTube and TikTok but may not capture other popular platforms like Discord, which is widely used by gamers.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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The overtime deduction applies to compensation covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Renpho MorphoScan Nova Body Composition Scale uses dual-frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) to calculate the precise makeup of your body during your weigh-in.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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But cookbook author Joshua McFadden’s Spring Carbonara, which uses a ton of fresh spring peas, is absolutely delightful.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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This occurs when someone wields money and access to it as a form of control over someone else.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
25 Mar. 2026
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At sixty-five, Petzold, with light-hazel eyes and dark hair only just beginning to silver, still wields a boyish charisma.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Exerts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exerts. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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