as in influence
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
lacking much of the leverage it once had, the union is now being forced to make some concessions
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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame
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Recent Examples of leverage
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
The possibility of forcing a shutdown is one of the few points of leverage Democrats have as the minority in both chambers.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The strategy involves leveraging findings from early development programs to expand into broader populations and additional indications of neurodegenerative diseases.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
President Trump gave the billionaire right-wing activist a great deal of leverage to reshape government after Musk donated nearly $300 million to help reelect Trump.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
The possibility of forcing a shutdown is one of the few points of leverage Democrats have as the minority in both chambers.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Lightfoot, with no political infrastructure and unable or unwilling to leverage mayoral capital to build relationships, was abandoned by the Chicago delegation.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The strategy involves leveraging findings from early development programs to expand into broader populations and additional indications of neurodegenerative diseases.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leverage
Noun
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The longer the conflict continues in its current trajectory, the more influence and land Russia will be able to amass from the overwhelmed Ukrainian military.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Mar. 2025
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Critics of the Trump administration say its efforts to nullify the agency will cripple American influence overseas and carry devastating effects for some of the most vulnerable populations in the world, which relied on U.S. funding for health care, food, and other basic needs.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Through a careful expedition using cutting-edge technology, gold has been drawn from the site for the first time in years and will be available via public auction through the sale of the coins.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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When in doubt, navigate directly to the website using an address rather than clicking through from another site.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Social Security Reform At A Crossroads The coming weeks will test just how far the SSA can go under Musk’s sway to reform Social Security in the name of efficiency.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The rural characters, beneath the sway of the hovering Empire, represent human rivalry.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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If that weren’t enough, bad-faith actors exploit these dynamics, distorting reality for part of the population and deepening political divides.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Infectious diseases, by nature, exploit individualism; their version of liberty is to find the unprotected, and spread more freely.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Mid-20th century, metafiction was all about producing a sort of free zone of uncertainty in the reader about whether they themselves might be caught within a story or the product of some author, or being manipulated by some storyteller at a higher ontological plane, a different plane of being.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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The letter also suggested that the company’s models could pose an additional risk of manipulating information seen by Americans.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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After killing the nun (Jennifer Ehle) who was her primary abuser within an entire system designed to abuse, Teonna went on the run.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2025
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Google has updated its affiliate link policy following allegations that coupon-clipping website Honey was abusing the program.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Leverage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leverage. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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