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Recent Examples of exert
After those eight months, she was fed up, believing that the co-manager was trying to exert control over her.
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
Lawyers, doctors, film directors, all stuck in a room, unable to even exert ourselves [in front of our mothers and aunties], in a way that just doesn’t compute with a lot of people.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Syria's new rulers are struggling to exert their authority across the country and reach political settlements with other minority communities, notably the Druze in southern Syria.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
But Democrats generally aren't inclined to let the government shut down, and House Republicans — expected to leave town after the stopgap measure passes — are exerting pressure to avoid a shutdown.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
Lawyers, doctors, film directors, all stuck in a room, unable to even exert ourselves [in front of our mothers and aunties], in a way that just doesn’t compute with a lot of people.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Syria's new rulers are struggling to exert their authority across the country and reach political settlements with other minority communities, notably the Druze in southern Syria.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
But Democrats generally aren't inclined to let the government shut down, and House Republicans — expected to leave town after the stopgap measure passes — are exerting pressure to avoid a shutdown.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exert
Verb
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The deadline to apply for SBA low-interest loans is also Monday.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Shortly before the end of Biden’s term in January, the Department of Education issued a fact sheet contending that Title IX applies to colleges’ direct payments to athletes reflecting revenue share/NIL.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Booker, who appeared to have nothing more than two glasses of water and notes on his lectern, skillfully used the rules to his advantage, permitting colleagues to ask questions to give himself brief moments of rest while still maintaining control of the floor.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Those methods typically used by scalpers and bots, included purchasing more than four tickets per household, per show, and using multiple identities to buy up tickets.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Apr. 2025
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If confirmed, the 64-year-old would oversee the nearly $1.5 trillion the federal government spends on Medicare and Medicaid — health insurance programs that make up a large amount of the budget and have often been wielded as political cudgels.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Their ascent to power has coincided with the First Amendment being wielded as a shield against foreign regulations on digital platforms.—
Camille Grenier,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Professors of cultural studies, or history, or the arts, have long seen themselves as critics of institutions, including the universities that employ them.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2025
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Although given the opportunity, no one employed by Memorial spoke out at the board meeting to voice concerns.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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