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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
Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
Bryant Clark put forth a Herculean effort for Valley Christian down the stretch, trying to will the Warriors back into the game with 17 fourth-quarter points.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Mar. 2025
Houston is physical and will look to impose its will.
—Tobias Bass, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Though some thought Rodgers might be leaking info himself last week trying to will it into existence, the Vikings haven’t refuted reports of their interest in any way, shape, or form.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
Bryant Clark put forth a Herculean effort for Valley Christian down the stretch, trying to will the Warriors back into the game with 17 fourth-quarter points.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
While that was going on, the front door of the model home was used by his brothers and Don Quan to walk in and out at their will like Urkel on Family Matters.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Mar. 2025
Houston is physical and will look to impose its will.
—Tobias Bass, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for will
Verb
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The sighting left the researchers with more questions than answers… but that’s the beauty of studying the ocean.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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For that reason, Santoro left Rivolta Femminile and in 1976 founded the Cooperativa Beato Angelico, the first women’s art space in Rome, together with ten other Italian women.—
Paola Ugolini,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The shoes stirred something deeper — a tangle of racial and social complexities that came with simply wanting to buy, own, or even wear them.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Training convolutional neural networks on paintings in the early 2010s was valuable to computer scientists and entrepreneurs who wanted to improve surveillance technology, though.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The chance that American attacks on Houthis could prompt attacks on Saudi Arabia and a renewal of the kingdom’s brutal war in Yemen was a chief concern of the Biden administration, a prime reason that White House operated with a degree of restraint in its strikes on Houthi targets.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Sullivan, 56, was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With a user-friendly interface and rich features, Zoom has been the top choice for video calls.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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As manufacturers explore these new fill material options, Lenzing’s R&D and technical teams are on hand to help guide them through the right fiber choices and application suggestions.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Wolsey died in Season 1, but not before bequeathing his showcase to Henry, who returned the favor by accusing his chief minister of treason.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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These were bequeathed to her nephew Erik af Klint, a vice admiral in the Swedish Navy.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Right here, inches from our noses, are observations, memories, and relationships—people to please—that can generate the kind of richness that Brainard brings to his work.—
David S. Wallace,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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Vaccinations benefit people, but Ladapo would overturn every medical triumph of the last 100 years to please his boss.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Many viewers loved the design and praised the brothers for their determination, but Carter also got his fair share of criticism.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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One is a determination to keep fighting: beat the administration in the courts, rely on the Congressional support that has saved foreign aid in the past, and return aid to something as close as possible to January 19, 2025.—
Dylan Matthews,
Vox,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The way and the reason why my father is gone brings a feeling of peace, a feeling that perhaps, that was supposed to happen, for a younger life to be saved, an older one was sacrificed of his own free will.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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While systems like Replika are prisoners of their programming, Samantha exercises free will.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Will.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/will. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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