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Recent Examples of wielded
None wielded that weapon more skillfully than the victims and enemies of slavery.
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Brian Delay,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
His questions centered on Bell’s management philosophy and the importance of making hiring decisions transparently — a nod to Levine’s concerns about the authority wielded by Hosseini and the university’s trustees.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The position of president in Serbia is largely ceremonial, but Vucic has wielded considerable influence over his party and the government.
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Reuters,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Bush and his successor, Charlie Crist, wielded that authority with restraint.
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Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
In Cali, some burned American flags as others wielded steel bars and clashed with riot police, who tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
Failing to closely examine the word being wielded like a dagger by one’s own white mother is a shame and a disappointment.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Justice Gorsuch notes the ruling is a narrow one that doesn’t address scenarios such as whether the government can disarm people convicted of a felony or bring charges if there’s evidence of intoxication when a gun is carried or wielded.
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Patrik Jonsson,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2026
That is a power Fox News once wielded.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Brian Delay,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
His questions centered on Bell’s management philosophy and the importance of making hiring decisions transparently — a nod to Levine’s concerns about the authority wielded by Hosseini and the university’s trustees.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The position of president in Serbia is largely ceremonial, but Vucic has wielded considerable influence over his party and the government.
—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Bush and his successor, Charlie Crist, wielded that authority with restraint.
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Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
In Cali, some burned American flags as others wielded steel bars and clashed with riot police, who tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
Failing to closely examine the word being wielded like a dagger by one’s own white mother is a shame and a disappointment.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Justice Gorsuch notes the ruling is a narrow one that doesn’t address scenarios such as whether the government can disarm people convicted of a felony or bring charges if there’s evidence of intoxication when a gun is carried or wielded.
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Patrik Jonsson,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2026
That is a power Fox News once wielded.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wielded
Verb
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The fiber lit up with this protein at the exact same spot where force was being exerted, suggesting that self-stabilization was occurring.
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Washington has exerted control over Venezuela's oil exports after a January military intervention that seized the country's then-president, Nicolas Maduro.
Verb
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The Hyundai Motor Company used one of the world’s largest sporting stages to showcase its robotics ambitions.
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For instance, in Berkeley, neighbors used CEQA — citing potential noise impact from partying students — to delay, for years, UC Berkeley’s construction of student dorms on People’s Park.
Verb
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Boston Dynamics said the same AI training methods used to teach Atlas celebratory football movements are also being applied to warehouse automation and manufacturing tasks.
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Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition.
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“Wielded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wielded. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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