exercised

verb

past tense of exercise
1
as in exerted
to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively a senator who consistently exercises his clout in Congress to get pork barrel projects for his state

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2
as in practiced
to do over and over so as to become skilled the only way to exercise your writing skills is to do more writing

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3
as in used
to put into action or service commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency

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4
as in bothered
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy the slightest change in travel plans is enough to get him all exercised

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Recent Examples of exercised The figures for voluntary bumps are larger — 18,756 for Delta, 6,274 for United and 8,567 for American — but, in these cases, passengers exercised their free will. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026 The poll, conducted by Savanta for AI meeting assistant company Bluedot, also found that 23% have used the restroom during a meeting with their cameras off, 14% have shopped online and 13% have exercised. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 The group that took creatine and dieted and exercised got even better strength and cognitive results — plus a reduction in body fat percentage. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 15 Oct. 2026 Luu exercised call options to acquire 500 additional Tesla shares, taking on six figures in margin debt. — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 On each of those occasions, the governor’s office exercised its authority to prevent her release. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Some have embraced it, while others have exercised their right to not care and move on with their night. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 The Navy also exercised options that extend DTB’s Mobile Mission Systems support. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Whereas al-Khansaa had exercised coercive authority over other women as an enforcement and security unit, Khatiba Nusaybah was organized as a female military battalion. — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exercised
  1. exerted
  2. practiced
  3. used
  4. bothered
  5. applied
  6. utilized
  7. alarmed
  8. exploited
Verb
  • Serially deadpan comedian-filmmaker Fielder, meanwhile, has previously exerted pop-cultural thrall as the figurehead of HBO’s The Rehearsal and Comedy Central’s Nathan for You.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
  • While a filter holds the foam back, the gas passes through another channel into the eyedrop chamber, where the pressure exerted by it pushes the medication down a final microfluidic channel that leads directly into the corner of the patient's eye.
    — Ben Coxworth October 23, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of exerted
Verb
  • Kaufman-Renn arrived on campus Sunday and has practiced with the team only a couple of times.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Hurts played in the game and even practiced multiple days afterward.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of practiced
Verb
  • The fraudsters used deepfakes to pose as the company’s chief financial officer on a video call.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Metallurgical coal used for steelmaking was the last critical material to be given the designation in 2025.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of used
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  • If they really can’t be bothered to show some respect then we shouldn’t be bothered enough to give them our attention and money.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Blitzes also haven’t bothered USC’s passing attack much, either.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bothered
Verb
  • The gorgeous and tasty caramel and cream cheese frosting looks the best when applied with a small offset spatula to give it that swirly effect on the cake.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
  • While traditionally only achievable in real life through plastic surgery or extreme makeup, it can be applied instantly online using beauty filters.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of applied
Verb
  • At the time, the team utilized a different error-correction method called Helix to demonstrate record-setting logical memory and computation.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Atlanta's fourth-quarter comeback attempt allowed tight end Kyle Pitts to show why he should have been better utilized earlier in the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of utilized
Verb
  • The new company has nearly $80 billion in debt, with leverage of six-and-a-half times trailing earnings, a ratio that has alarmed investors and triggered credit rating downgrades.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Abiy’s persistent calls for sovereign access to Eritrea’s Red Sea port of Assab have alarmed Eritrea and deepened the rift.
    — KHALED KAZZIHA, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of alarmed
Verb
  • This notorious commercial entity, a precursor of the global corporations of today and big enough to command its own army, ruthlessly exploited foreign resources, human and material.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That signal can be aggregated, correlated, and exploited by hostile foreign intelligence services to anticipate our movements, targets, and timing.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of exploited

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