as in to pry
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever
the workers used crowbars to lever the heavy stone block into its new position
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Recent Examples of lever
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
And those tails, on both sides, are levered bets on Musk succeeding or failing.
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Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
25 June 2026
Giving them that lever to grow their career within the company is a huge retention factor.
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Alyshia Hull,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
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Verb
At one point, after Gabriel won a header by levering himself up on Haaland’s shoulders, the two grappled on the turf as the game continued around them.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
And those tails, on both sides, are levered bets on Musk succeeding or failing.
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Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
And because the shifter is on the column, GMC didn’t have to design a fancy folding lever like Ford did for the F-150.
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Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
25 June 2026
Giving them that lever to grow their career within the company is a huge retention factor.
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Alyshia Hull,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lever
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Fire alarms sounded after a resident pulled the alarm, prompting crews to evacuate buildings as a precaution.
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Sorloth played high, facilitating Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard to rotate wide and pull deeper to get on the ball.
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The lid has a silicone seal around the rim to keep everything fresh, and it’s topped with a glass knob for an elegant finish.
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Climate controls are operated via knobs below the center of the dashboard.
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The evacuation order for Zone DUN-009-A was lifted, while Zone DUN-009-B remained under a mandatory evacuation order, according to the Genasys Protect service.
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Consider rearranging a corner of your home, because practical changes can lift your mood and productivity.
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Listen to the full interview by clicking on the blue play button above.
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Today, the destination is a popular Midwest getaway known for its wealth of wineries, cute-as-a-button accommodations, bustling downtown, and easy access to the outdoors.
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That freed up the full-backs to stay wide and cope with Japan’s switches.
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With the switch, the five years’ worth of orders under NSSF Phase 2 have ULA with 25 missions ordered to SpaceX’s 23 missions, for what was originally targeted to be a 60% to 40% order ration in favor of ULA.
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However, older and budget fridges may use a dial with numbers such as 1 to 5 for turning the temperature up and down.
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In case of an emergency, dial 911.
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The Airbnb logo appears on a mobile phone screen next to a key in Athens, Greece, on February 24, 2026.
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Not to lose your messages and media, set up your Signal Backup (Settings -> Backups -> Enable backups -> View recovery key -> Copy to clipboard -> Next -> Enter the recovery key -> Next -> Continue -> Choose your backup plan).
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Marcus North, the England national men’s selector, arrived just in time to witness it first-hand.
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The Edsel also introduced the Teletouch transmission, which placed push-button gear selectors in the center of the steering wheel.
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“Lever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lever. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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