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as in to want
to see fit
do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair
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as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
she kept her face still by sheer force of will
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as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
you cannot force me to do anything against my own will
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Recent Examples of will
Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
The story of a unique champion The improbable tale of a one-legged wrestler who willed his way into becoming an NCAA champion is at the heart of one incredibly inspirational movie.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Tatum O’Neal shared her scathing reaction to being cut out of her late father Ryan O'Neal's will.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Du Pont, who died in prison, had willed the collection to UM, but no one ever told the school.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
The story of a unique champion The improbable tale of a one-legged wrestler who willed his way into becoming an NCAA champion is at the heart of one incredibly inspirational movie.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
Severance is really letting its body-horror freak flag fly this season, and the grotesquerie of its obsession with how bodies can be manipulated, against our will or without our knowledge, includes Gemma but isn’t limited to her.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Tatum O’Neal shared her scathing reaction to being cut out of her late father Ryan O'Neal's will.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for will
Verb
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Trump's order this week likely serves to ensure those bitcoins don't leave the government.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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The result was that when Biden came in, the Afghan army was broken in spirit, and the Taliban had brokered surrender deals with local Afghan commanders, and only had to wait for the U.S. to leave.—
Jamie McIntyre,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Boston Bruins general manager wanted the captain to conclude his career in Black and Gold.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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By Ben Walsh Donald Trump wants to get back into the casino business.—
Ben Walsh,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This season was about restraint and impact — where luxury was deliberate, innovation measured, and the conversation between past and present more compelling than ever.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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That's reality for a country that, across Democratic and Republican administrations, has spent taxpayer money without restraint or care about debt.—
Axios,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For Meghan, including Lilibet was a poignant choice.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Laid out bare, is this a choice at all? CNN’s Svitlana Vlasova contributed to this report.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Following its disappearance from that institution, it was purchased in 1948 from a New York dealer by financier and Met trustee Walter C. Baker, who bequeathed it to the Met.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
25 Feb. 2025
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Watts stars as Iris, a woman who finds her comfortable New York life upended when her friend and mentor Walter (Murray) bequeaths her his Great Dane, Apollo.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The hotel features 225 luxurious rooms, 212 in a sleek new guest tower, that offer modern comforts that will please travelers.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Many in Mexico saw the move as a way to please President Trump and convince him to suspend or cancel the U.S. tariffs against Mexico.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At this point, Athena will fly autonomously through to its landing, utilizing onboard imaging systems and sensors to analyze the terrain below and make navigational determinations.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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His determination to forge a path toward justice within a treacherous landscape of political machinations and gang warfare forms the narrative backbone of the show.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The permission slip to use free will that gives me is actually beyond words.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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At some point, the question about free will becomes hopelessly blurred and maybe even incoherent.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Will.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/will. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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