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as in to want
to see fit
do as you will—I wash my hands of the whole affair
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as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
she kept her face still by sheer force of will
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as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
you cannot force me to do anything against my own will
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Recent Examples of will
Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Newton again shows takeover ability Newton nearly willed the Huskies to a win with 31 points in Kansas’ Phog Allen Fieldhouse, their most challenging road environment of the year (perhaps the best environment in the country).
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2024
Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
The reputational fallout of these votes — where the College appeared not to side with the will of the American people — has contributed to an increasingly unfavorable view of the Electoral College over the past few decades.
—Russell Falcon, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Nelson, who died in 2022, willed the cave and its environs to three friends.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Newton again shows takeover ability Newton nearly willed the Huskies to a win with 31 points in Kansas’ Phog Allen Fieldhouse, their most challenging road environment of the year (perhaps the best environment in the country).
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2024
Noun
Key to all this is whether Apple has the will, enthusiasm and love for games at the highest levels to make gaming a priority, rather than a way to show off how powerful its silicon is during a keynote.
—Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
The reputational fallout of these votes — where the College appeared not to side with the will of the American people — has contributed to an increasingly unfavorable view of the Electoral College over the past few decades.
—Russell Falcon, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for will
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The Lakers were already down several bodies in their frontcourt, with Christian Wood (offseason left knee surgery) and Jarred Vanderbilt (offseason feet surgery) sidelined, leaving two-way center Christian Koloko as the only available big man behind Davis.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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The callers reported seeing a man armed with a gun fleeing a silver sedan that was left disabled in a parking lot, authorities said.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Of course, anyone with a low tolerance for sugary sweet, sometimes sticky sentimentality would want to suck on a pack of lemons afterwards.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Trump may very well want to join some of these groupings rather than create compelling substitutes to them.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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But those seeking restraint and something more clever than the usual carnage will find this talky (in a good way) creeper offers more to chew on than the genre norm.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Perched on a drum riser, Carey balanced forcefulness and restraint, heaviness and subtlety, density and spaciousness.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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His choice for attorney general will be closely watched.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The 6-foot Mejia could be an excellent choice with her passing skills and height.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Collectors who have been active in the market for decades have built up large collections, that will either have to be sold, passed on to family or bequeathed to museums or nonprofits.Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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Our constitutional order has bequeathed us the freest and most prosperous society mankind has ever known.Christian Schneider, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024
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In 2008, Yang arrived at NYU, set on a pre-med path in part to please his parents and in part to indulge his idolization of Sandra Oh in Grey’s Anatomy.Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recently, what pleased Strawberry was getting into the garage and breaking into the leftover cases of beer, causing Mullins to find the pet pig a little worse for wear.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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In 2022, the Electoral Count Reform Act, passed with bipartisan support, strengthened the original act by creating a system of judicial oversight, in which courts have the final say on the lawful counting of votes and determination of a slate of electors.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Explaining the realities of decarbonizing to less expert audiences with strongly held views takes determination, patience and leadership.Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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That’s a smart way of dramatizing two massive, insoluble questions: whether artificial intelligence can possess free will and whether free will is itself an illusion.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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If the main cause of our actions is not our molecules but the emergent mental states that encode memories, intentions, beliefs and so forth, isn’t that enough for a meaningful notion of free will?Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024
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“Will.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/will. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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