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as in practiced
to do over and over so as to become skilled
the only way to exercise your writing skills is to do more writing
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as in used
to put into action or service
commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency
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as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the slightest change in travel plans is enough to get him all exercised
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Recent Examples of exercised
Many Indigenous nations that exercised them survive today, long outliving the Spanish Empire – and the people who carried the Requerimiento on their crusade across the Americas.
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Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
If those options are not exercised, each pitcher would get a $1 million buyout.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
This often occurs if the muscle is out of shape and being exercised after a lengthy period of inactivity or underuse.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
In this, as in other cases, the countries of central Europe exercised their supposedly free choice under enormous political and economic pressure.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
If those options are not exercised, each pitcher would get a $1 million buyout.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
This often occurs if the muscle is out of shape and being exercised after a lengthy period of inactivity or underuse.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
In this, as in other cases, the countries of central Europe exercised their supposedly free choice under enormous political and economic pressure.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exercised
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Ball expects the main areas to be impacted will be food and vehicles, both of which have exerted either disinflationary or deflationary pressures in recent months.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
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Even in the age of smartphones and social media, Ethiopia’s authoritarian government has exerted remarkable control over the flow of information.Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2021
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Williams practiced this week and was a full participant Thursday.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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This new research proves that some societies in the area were stationary and practiced Neolithic techniques, such as farming, growing crops and raising animals.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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This development in durability, accuracy, and power of sniper rifles around 2010 surpassed anything used even ten years prior and far exceeded those of World War II sniper rifles.Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Born in revolution, tempered by war This gun served in the American Civil War and was later used in many conflicts throughout the 19th century.Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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When applied to each state’s eight individual grades used in my scorecard, this geeky math shows California’s grades had the highest deviation.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The current findings utilized the shape memory effect of SMAs to recover the ILMs’ shape by adding heat.Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Researchers utilized Free, Prior and Informed Consent as an indicator.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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They cannot be bothered with solving the day-to-day needs-to-survive of their charges.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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What really bothered me wasn't so much losing my job, but that BorgWarner continued to do business in Russia while I was being held prisoner there.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Amos’ daughter also claimed that her brother had impersonated their dad in communications, disregarded his medical needs, mishandled his finances and exploited and eroded his legacy.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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In this case, the botnet leveraged the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), which is designed to transfer data quickly, but can be exploited to create a large DDoS, also known as a UDP flood attack.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 2 Oct. 2024
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Cucumber and aloe help soothe skin, while the fine mister ensures the makeup on your face doesn't get disturbed.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
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Its roots are disturbed and damaged, and the daily care and feeding the hydrangea received at the nursery ends.Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Exercised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exercised. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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