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Recent Examples of exert
One pro-Moscow military blogger has lamented how Ukrainian forces are exerting growing pressure on Russian troops in the Donetsk region, as a map shows the latest state of play.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
For now, Trump is in charge and exerting his power and influence.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
That would be all the more lamentable because the United States has an opportunity to steer events in a much more positive direction—exerting pressure on Russia to end the war and to secure a fair settlement that protects Ukraine’s long-term security.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk The world’s richest man spent over $200 million to get Trump elected, and his Department Of Government Efficiency has exerted vast influence, rapidly slashing agencies like USAID and accessing the government’s payment and HR systems.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
For now, Trump is in charge and exerting his power and influence.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
That would be all the more lamentable because the United States has an opportunity to steer events in a much more positive direction—exerting pressure on Russia to end the war and to secure a fair settlement that protects Ukraine’s long-term security.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk The world’s richest man spent over $200 million to get Trump elected, and his Department Of Government Efficiency has exerted vast influence, rapidly slashing agencies like USAID and accessing the government’s payment and HR systems.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 24 Feb. 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.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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That focus on the bottom line also applies to megacap tech companies.—
Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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Through a careful expedition using cutting-edge technology, gold has been drawn from the site for the first time in years and will be available via public auction through the sale of the coins.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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When in doubt, navigate directly to the website using an address rather than clicking through from another site.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Lobby for Balanced Policy Approaches: The business community wields influence in shaping economic policies.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Trump has made wielding tariff threats against stalwart U.S. partners a core practice of his early second administration.—
Carlo Angerer,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rather, these programs employ laudably sophisticated statistical capabilities exercised on huge amounts of data — writing, visual imagery, video, audio, or computer code — and look for patterns.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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How is firing everybody who is employed in any way with our CIA, FBI, veterans hospitals, Homeland Security, FEMA, Department of Education, and seemingly any other organization that serves the citizens of our country helping our nation?—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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