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Recent Examples of wield
Grand jury subpoenas are a powerful investigative tool wielded by federal prosecutors and issued at their discretion.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Paris Jackson wields her guitar and a mic for a performance at the BottleRock Festival in Napa, California, on May 23.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
There are arguments each one in terms of the same themes of power and agency and wielding that.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Paris Jackson wields her guitar and a mic for a performance at the BottleRock Festival in Napa, California, on May 23.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
There are arguments each one in terms of the same themes of power and agency and wielding that.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
Verb
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There can be a real temptation to want to write your own story and exert too much.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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Iran’s efforts to exert control in the strait have raised concerns that Tehran could impose a tolling system on passing ships.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
Verb
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In the third, La Mirada used a single and two walks to load the bases with two outs but Escobar escaped when shortstop Angie Jimenez snagged a line drive.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Norrased, who did most of the communication with the villagers in Thai, taught them how to correctly use the mouthpiece for the oxygen tanks.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Zeinab Ahmad, 31, applied for bail in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on two slavery charges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Daniels said the sales tax surcharge will be applied to items not including fuel.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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