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to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively
parental involvement has consistently been shown to exert the most influence over a child's success in school
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Recent Examples of exerts
My agonizing over a coin toss illustrates the basic distortion that gambling exerts on spectating.
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Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
The team also uncovered how CISTR-ACT exerts its influence.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
The lengthy arguments focused on whether the FTC, and similar multiheaded agencies created by Congress, exerts the power of the executive branch, the legislative branch, or a combination of both, and whether a president can be barred from firing at-will a head of one of those agencies.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2025
Experts were split on whether the language exerts undue power on the judicial branch.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
This danger is even greater than the concerning level of influence China currently exerts over rare earth elements.
—Bill Huizenga, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
One of the reasons the production exerts such power is the foundations laid by the cast, whose performances couldn’t be more tangibly flesh-and-blood in creating this community and its individuals.
—Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
The contracts provide a glimpse of the material comforts of being a Stryker consultant, as well as the amount of control the company exerts over what the doctor can say publicly about its devices.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
All of that water weight exerts a steady downward pressure, suppressing rifting and magma flow, and keeping the subterranean region relatively quiescent.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exerts
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This impressive deal only applies to the six-piece set, which includes five compression packing cubes and one drawstring bag in select colors.—
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The mandate also applies to Banner Health’s facilities in California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Wyoming.—
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Unlike bipedal humanoids, the Onero H1 uses a wheeled base paired with articulated arms, prioritizing stability and dexterity over walking.—
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Utah is the first state to more formally test how well AI can assess medical situations through a partnership with health-tech startup Doctronic that uses AI to prescribe refills for patients with chronic conditions, Politico reported.—
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Cabello, who wields influence over the ruling party and interior security, has been rallying armed colectivos and loyalist groups.—
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For example, Goldman Sachs, with a recent share price of $911 and market value of $276 billion, wields more than 10 times the influence of Cisco Systems, with its recent share price of $78 and market value of $308 billion.—
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“Exerts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exerts. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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