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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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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The proposal would apply to single parents earning up to $100,000 per year and couples earning up to $200,000 per year.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
20 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 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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While Dalio may not have used the 19th-Century word pitchforks, which was a referral to rebellion by peasants wielding actual pitchforks, his warning to fellow capitalists was seen as the same kind of warning.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
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 company created huge plants in America employing thousands and pushing the envelope for the home team in the EV space.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Miller’s attorney, Joel Levine, told The Times that the FBI threw the book at his client as an overreaction to its mistake in keeping him employed.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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