Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wields
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Larger countries are again using their advantages in military force, economic leverage, and diplomacy to secure spheres of influence—that is, geographic areas over which a state exerts economic, military, and political control without necessarily exercising formal sovereignty.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Mar. 2025 -
And he is supported by a political dynasty that still exerts authority up and down the country.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Each clan of sperm whales uses its own set of clicking sounds to communicate.—
The Atlantic Science Desk,
The Atlantic,
28 Dec. 2024
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This piece of exercise equipment uses gravity and your body weight to create resistance.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
28 Dec. 2024
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That especially applies when the team has a good young backup in Isaiah Likely.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes structured information from TomTom and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Wields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wields. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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