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Recent Examples of exert
Ross Wilson, Forest’s chief football officer who has been interviewed for the vacant sporting director position on Tyneside, was not involved, though Edu, their new global head of football, is already exerting influence.
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The court affirmed that Moscow’s military presence in Ukraine was part of a strategy to exert control over Ukraine’s people and sovereignty.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Gravity was supposed to exert its powerful downward tug on the Major League Soccer expansion team.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
But that milestone year comes amid fierce debate over Trump’s attempts to exert government control over the teaching of American history.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The court affirmed that Moscow’s military presence in Ukraine was part of a strategy to exert control over Ukraine’s people and sovereignty.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Gravity was supposed to exert its powerful downward tug on the Major League Soccer expansion team.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
But that milestone year comes amid fierce debate over Trump’s attempts to exert government control over the teaching of American history.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exert
Verb
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The formula was applied to the target amounts that were distributed in January.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Upgrades were applied to both the passive and active components, enhancing the overall integrity of the existing ESL 2812 and ESL 2912 models.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Verb
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This is when the teen uses social conflict to express frustration.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The treatment had never been used on a species of raptor before, but Ammann took a leap and sent them an email.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Allegations of corruption have been wielded against some of the country’s top officials, including several close allies of Zelensky – such as former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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Tariffs are being wielded by this administration as leverage to force reciprocity, extract critical concessions, or safeguard national interests.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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According to McKinsey's recent Global Survey on the State of AI, only 13% of respondents said their company employs AI compliance specialists.—
Stanislava Tarasiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The outlets reported that Robinson was employed as a security guard.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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