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Recent Examples of wield
But elsewhere Margaret—who produced the record with longtime collaborator Doug Saltzman—arranges the same core sounds into more interesting, textured configurations, wielding millennial touchstones without the baggage.
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
They were nominated for the Rock Hall twice before getting in this year, and in 2018, Dickinson wielded sharp words against the institution.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Though some still roll their eyes at the idea of content as a new artform, the data, sheer cultural force and collective audiences that influencers now wield say otherwise.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The focus on this population is one of the few commonalities shared between IACC and the group of autism researchers and advocates who have formed a separate independent group to try and wield influence.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
They were nominated for the Rock Hall twice before getting in this year, and in 2018, Dickinson wielded sharp words against the institution.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Though some still roll their eyes at the idea of content as a new artform, the data, sheer cultural force and collective audiences that influencers now wield say otherwise.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The focus on this population is one of the few commonalities shared between IACC and the group of autism researchers and advocates who have formed a separate independent group to try and wield influence.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
Verb
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Hormone shifts, of course, can exert some influence on mood.—
Andréa Becker,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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The price of goods like gasoline suggest we are not headed in the correct direction, our legislative branch lacks real leadership and fails to exert itself as the safeguard it is meant to be on the executive branch.—
Kevin Fixler
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
Verb
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First, locate the radiant to the left of the waning moon using a handy smartphone stargazing app.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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For Love in the Time of Cholera, 1989, for instance, Pau uses early Picture-in-Picture (PiP) technology to frame clips from Zuni’s 1988 October/Decameron stage performance, which then float, rotate, and cascade across the screen.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The ruling only applies to two companies and Washington state, but the decision could prompt more legal challenges.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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This article was generated by the CA Earthquake Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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