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Recent Examples of wield
Vizcaino tumbled from his vehicle and allegedly attempted to carjack multiple nearby vehicles while wielding a knife.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
In the court of public opinion and, ultimately, in the courts of law, the anti-terror legislation was exposed as a dangerously malleable tool, susceptible to being wielded to create political theater and criminalize dissent rather than to address genuine threats.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
For decades, brain-mapping scientists wielded tools little more advanced than Brodmann’s, said Yongsoo Kim, a neuroanatomist at Penn State College of Medicine.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
But wielding a multi-ton missile in an environment full of them takes plenty of mental and physical load.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
In the court of public opinion and, ultimately, in the courts of law, the anti-terror legislation was exposed as a dangerously malleable tool, susceptible to being wielded to create political theater and criminalize dissent rather than to address genuine threats.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
For decades, brain-mapping scientists wielded tools little more advanced than Brodmann’s, said Yongsoo Kim, a neuroanatomist at Penn State College of Medicine.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
But wielding a multi-ton missile in an environment full of them takes plenty of mental and physical load.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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The supermassive black holes at the heart of galaxies, even when seemingly dormant, exert a powerful, quiet influence.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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And yet the drugs still manage to exert their influence in there.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Iran to agree to constrain its nuclear program and over Tehran's crackdown on nationwide protests.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Discoverability, most people just use algorithms to find music nowadays.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Eight of these units were connected to each other and a linear actuator was installed at one end of the line to apply the force needed to activate the elastocaloric effect.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Regardless of the type, apply the fertilizer in late winter to prepare your tree for the upcoming growing season.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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