as in exerting
to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively
wields considerable influence in the field of women's sports
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Recent Examples of wielding
But wielding a multi-ton missile in an environment full of them takes plenty of mental and physical load.
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Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Patrick, a former state senator and conservative talk radio host from Houston, has held the lieutenant governor’s office for 10 years, wielding enormous control over the legislative agenda and the fate of bills in the Texas Senate.
—Karen Brooks Harper, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Earlier this week, sledghammer-wielding thieves also broke into Hashtag 95 restaurant in Oak Lawn.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Not for the sake of wielding power against an opposing party, but for the purpose of defending democracy in this country.
—Sherrilyn Ifill, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
An armed security detail stood guard outside the encampment, with rifle-wielding activists in the militia vetting all who entered.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Caught on the Wellses’ outdoor security camera, footage recorded King stepping onto the Wellses’ property, wielding a hammer and smashing a side mirror of Chris Wells’ blue truck.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
With legalization in California, whole waves of MBA-wielding Silicon Valley players, dollar-signs in their eyes, were moving in on territory that had once been the sole domain of hippie do-gooders and professional outlaws.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Patrick, a former state senator and conservative talk radio host from Houston, has held the lieutenant governor’s office for 10 years, wielding enormous control over the legislative agenda and the fate of bills in the Texas Senate.
—Karen Brooks Harper, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Earlier this week, sledghammer-wielding thieves also broke into Hashtag 95 restaurant in Oak Lawn.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Not for the sake of wielding power against an opposing party, but for the purpose of defending democracy in this country.
—Sherrilyn Ifill, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
An armed security detail stood guard outside the encampment, with rifle-wielding activists in the militia vetting all who entered.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Caught on the Wellses’ outdoor security camera, footage recorded King stepping onto the Wellses’ property, wielding a hammer and smashing a side mirror of Chris Wells’ blue truck.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
With legalization in California, whole waves of MBA-wielding Silicon Valley players, dollar-signs in their eyes, were moving in on territory that had once been the sole domain of hippie do-gooders and professional outlaws.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wielding
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Moreover, Lonesome Dove brings to bear a classical judgment of humanity as hostage to circumstance destiny, in the end, exerting its will with certainty, a grip that no man, however spirited, ever eludes.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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Part of the reason Trump is so keen on exerting greater control over the Fed is its power over the value of money.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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The reversal follows a string of high-profile shootings involving federal immigration agents in which eyewitness statements and video evidence have called into question claims made to justify using deadly force.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Newton will be restricted from rejoining the department or even applying for private security license that is authorized by the Board of Police Commissioners.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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That includes explaining decisions clearly in open court, applying the law impartially, and upholding the highest standards of judicial ethics.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Wielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wielding. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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