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Recent Examples of exert
What isn’t clear from the present study is how the shingles vaccine exerts its apparent protective effect.
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New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2025
Planets exert gentle influence on nearby stars, so by watching the wobble, dimming or distortion of starlight, scientists can infer the presence of these elusive targets.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
The restricted free agent went on to exert every ounce of his power, holding out through training camp before signing an eight-year deal with a cap hit of $8.25 million on Oct. 6, two days before the regular season began.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The three officers who exerted deadly force – Gustafson, Garcia and Widlarz – have been cleared following the investigation, and Mosser’s review is now considered closed.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2025
Planets exert gentle influence on nearby stars, so by watching the wobble, dimming or distortion of starlight, scientists can infer the presence of these elusive targets.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
The restricted free agent went on to exert every ounce of his power, holding out through training camp before signing an eight-year deal with a cap hit of $8.25 million on Oct. 6, two days before the regular season began.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The three officers who exerted deadly force – Gustafson, Garcia and Widlarz – have been cleared following the investigation, and Mosser’s review is now considered closed.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exert
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In other words, the same asset that feels untouchable when trying to borrow from a bank suddenly becomes fully visible when applying for student aid.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The fashion house’s artisans began experimenting with the material—which is extremely lightweight, strong, and pliable—and eventually created handles out of them by gently bending the stalks with fire and then applying many coats of lacquer.—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
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The team used surrogate dogs -- since adopted through the humane society -- to help give birth to the dire wolves, which are white.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors said Mahdi constantly used brutality to solve his problems.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Fed wields extensive power over the U.S. economy.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Prestige is a thrilling and effective sleight of hand, reveling in its use of identical twins as a last-second shock: a dirty little secret best left in the dark, wielded by these brothers who live in the shadows to pull off the ultimate illusion.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The group represents 122 dealerships that employ 12,000 workers and generated a combined $859 million in sales taxes in 2024.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
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Individuals employed by the government in jobs which were not covered by Social Security previously could not collect Social Security upon retirement because of the offset of their public pension against Social Security to prevent a windfall.—
Wendy Hickey,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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