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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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The zigzag outlines of his pendant lights, for instance, exert a kind of magnetic force like lightning.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The team used surrogate dogs -- since adopted through the humane society -- to help give birth to the dire wolves, which are white.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors said Mahdi constantly used brutality to solve his problems.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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In other words, the same asset that feels untouchable when trying to borrow from a bank suddenly becomes fully visible when applying for student aid.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The fashion house’s artisans began experimenting with the material—which is extremely lightweight, strong, and pliable—and eventually created handles out of them by gently bending the stalks with fire and then applying many coats of lacquer.—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Wield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wield. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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