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as in exerting
to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively
a senator who consistently exercises his clout in Congress to get pork barrel projects for his state
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as in practicing
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 using
to put into action or service
commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency
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as in bothering
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 exercising
One theme that emerged during Stanford’s discussion was the importance of exercising power through institutions.
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Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
If evenings remain the only realistic window, the data still fully supports exercising then.
—Allison Palmer
june 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
Rachel Cohen worried that demonstrators exercising their 1st Amendment rights were being silenced.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
But research increasingly suggests that exercising after meals, particularly later in the day, may improve blood sugar regulation more effectively than fasted morning workouts.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Other lifestyle tips include exercising regularly and managing stress.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 29 May 2026
But not everyone can reach that goal, or feels comfortable exercising at a harder intensity as the body changes during pregnancy.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 28 May 2026
But exercising, socializing, meditating, traveling, making friends, finding love—these also are pretty good things to do.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
If one person is exercising, nothing else can happen in the cabin.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
If evenings remain the only realistic window, the data still fully supports exercising then.
—Allison Palmer
june 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
Rachel Cohen worried that demonstrators exercising their 1st Amendment rights were being silenced.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
But research increasingly suggests that exercising after meals, particularly later in the day, may improve blood sugar regulation more effectively than fasted morning workouts.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Other lifestyle tips include exercising regularly and managing stress.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 29 May 2026
But not everyone can reach that goal, or feels comfortable exercising at a harder intensity as the body changes during pregnancy.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 28 May 2026
But exercising, socializing, meditating, traveling, making friends, finding love—these also are pretty good things to do.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
If one person is exercising, nothing else can happen in the cabin.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exercising
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Italy’s national anti-mafia prosecutor, Giovanni Melillo, said the seizures form part of a broader effort to dismantle the Sicilian Mafia’s economic infrastructure and prevent it from rebuilding criminal networks capable of exerting global financial and social influence, including intimidation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Trump has been exerting growing pressure on Mexico, with questions looming over issues including human rights, national sovereignty and regional diplomacy.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Over the past two decades of practicing emergency medicine, my shifts have begun the same way — walking past a room full of people waiting for care.—
Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli,
STAT,
2 June 2026
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Hotel guests can discover their inner artist by learning or practicing techniques in their suite with views of the park.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The reforms would also require some facilities to assess the feasibility of using safer technologies or processes in their work, among other changes.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Zeferjahn had struggled earlier in the season, when the Angels were using him for multiple innings.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The tears then started to flow, as Zheng took deep breaths and explained that the foot issue was to reapply tape to a foot blister that had been bothering her.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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At the same time, the regime has stopped bothering to sell a narrative of national restoration or modernization to the rest of the country, which is losing enormous amounts of blood and treasure in the battlefields of Ukraine.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Ohio’s exemption is fairly broad, applying not only to construction materials, but to the expensive equipment — such as server racks and cooling systems — used in data centers.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Travelers who have spent the past several years scrutinizing where their food, clothing and home goods come from are now applying the same questions to their vacation memorabilia.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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The company said the plan could save customers nearly $3 billion by utilizing expiring tax credits.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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SiC modernizes grid-to-server power conversion with breakthrough efficiencies utilizing high-voltage direct current transmission and solid-state transformers.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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People who attend the trial will also be prohibited from reacting, gesturing, wearing distracting clothing or otherwise disrupting the proceedings.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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If anything, Horvath writes, ed tech broke American schools by pitching distracting multimedia to boost learning.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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Cybersecurity companies are in the middle of a significant inflection, spurred by Anthropic's Mythos model and the rise of autonomous AI agents that are capable of exploiting vulnerabilities faster than ever before.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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But Ava’s flourishing is also part of Deborah’s legacy, as a boss who has (mostly) stopped exploiting her employees and started supporting them—going so far, at the end of Season 4, as to choose her writing partner over her talk show.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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“Exercising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exercising. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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