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Recent Examples of wield
Shriner allegedly fired her gun at officers and got shot, after police responded to a request to help find hit-and-run suspects and encountered Shriner reportedly wielding a handgun at a nearby residence.
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John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
The choice is ours: wield the Ring and fall, or destroy it and rise.
—Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
However, China will not be able to wield a weaker yuan as a weapon in its deepening trade war with the U.S. because of concerns that such a move could trigger financial market instability, most market watchers surveyed by CNBC said.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Zoom in: Musk, who has wielded significant influence in the Trump administration, may be stepping back in coming months, the president said Thursday.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
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John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
The choice is ours: wield the Ring and fall, or destroy it and rise.
—Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
However, China will not be able to wield a weaker yuan as a weapon in its deepening trade war with the U.S. because of concerns that such a move could trigger financial market instability, most market watchers surveyed by CNBC said.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Zoom in: Musk, who has wielded significant influence in the Trump administration, may be stepping back in coming months, the president said Thursday.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wield
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Education is another sector where government funding exerts significant influence, as the Trump Administration is now demonstrating.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Upon his release from the hospital, the pope was told to rest for at least two months, not to exert himself and to avoid meeting with crowds of people.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Mangione handed arriving officers a fake New Jersey ID that was used at the New York City hostel days earlier and was subsequently arrested.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Start today and use coupon code EARLYBIRD for an introductory discount of 30% off $67 (+taxes and fees) through May 13, 2025.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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If an institution like Harvard cannot resist tyranny when applied to it, then who can? KARL (voice-over): The Ivy League University refuses Trump's latest demands, putting billions in federal funding on the line.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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