harnessed

verb

past tense of harness
as in used
to put into action or service huge dams harness the power of water to produce electricity

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Recent Examples of harnessed The truth is she was fully harnessed and attached to the roof. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 Apart from the climate impact, this is all sheer waste, as none of the methane’s energy is being harnessed for a human need. — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026 Then Norway also harnessed some of its manic energy. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 The full potential of innovation is not being harnessed. — Alois Zwinggi, Time, 24 June 2026 And now, engineers have harnessed laser light to dramatically increase the amount of data that can be beamed down from space, a technology all the more urgent due to the advent of orbital data centers. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 Just as in economics, in which markets allow the decentralized knowledge of many individuals to be harnessed, in science, relying on peer review allows the expertise of many scientists to be brought to bear. — Mark Histed, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 The shift in style of dress and self-presentation of this Sartorial Revolution harnessed together new ideas of politics, industry, commerce, fashion, gender, class, and race, and materialized these new ideas most clearly in the modern suit. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 The company’s GPUs offer more flexibility than an ASIC such as a TPU — after all, GPUs were originally designed to render better 3D computer graphics before their processing power was harnessed for a broader range of tasks, including AI. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harnessed
  1. used
  2. utilized
  3. applied
  4. exploited
  5. employed
Verb
  • The Hyundai Motor Company used one of the world’s largest sporting stages to showcase its robotics ambitions.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • For instance, in Berkeley, neighbors used CEQA — citing potential noise impact from partying students — to delay, for years, UC Berkeley’s construction of student dorms on People’s Park.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of used
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  • The Royals have utilized young starters such as Luinder Avila and Stephen Kolek to fill rotation spots.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Factoring the maximum of three two-way contract slots into account when they are officially filled, that pushes the Hornets up to 19, leaving just two more spots that can be utilized in the offseason and heading into training camp.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
Definition of utilized
Verb
  • Boston Dynamics said the same AI training methods used to teach Atlas celebratory football movements are also being applied to warehouse automation and manufacturing tasks.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of applied
Verb
  • The argument was that tech like cameras and GPS tracking in cars could be exploited by foreign powers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • Starting with the campaign for universal white male suffrage soon after the American Revolution, marginalized and exploited people fought for equal rights.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of exploited
Verb
  • The businessman employed an array of shell companies and strawmen to sign documents on his behalf, and to stand in for him as operators of his companies, according to the affidavit.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Additionally, the transit method employed by TESS usually has a search radius of around 150 light-years.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of employed

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“Harnessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harnessed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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