as in pried
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 levered
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
This is a terrific conglomerate levered to so many different parts of a growing economy.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
The drop was exacerbated by a large number of traders who were highly levered, borrowing money to increase the size of their bets.
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John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
This is a terrific conglomerate levered to so many different parts of a growing economy.
—
Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
The drop was exacerbated by a large number of traders who were highly levered, borrowing money to increase the size of their bets.
—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levered
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My sternum was fractured, my rib cage pried open.
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Lonnie has plenty stacked against him, not least of all his own son, who is inching closer to surpassing his status in the golf world — people are even starting to call him the Hawk, a torch that had to have been pried out of his father’s hand.
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Cape Verde almost pulled the biggest upset in World Cup history.
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Garibay’s one-handed save denied Jonathan Ricketts a sure goal in the 64th minute, and Moon pulled a 30-yard opportunity off a poor corner kick clearance just wide left.
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He was replaced by Victor Robles, who got hit by a pitch on the right wrist in the bottom of the third and was lifted in favor of Weston Wilson in the fifth.
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This bikini’s feminine sweetheart neckline offers a classic, lifted silhouette made for beach days or backyard pool parties.
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“Levered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levered. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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