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Another word for wield

Verb

  1. To use with or as if with the hands

    2. See also:

    used

    control

  2. To bring to bear steadily or forcefully

    3. See also:

    cause

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Sentence Examples

  • How long shall they wield unlawful power?

  • But however divine, the king could not wield his power unaided.

  • All discipline officers were permitted to wield the whip summarily and without the slightest check.

  • Subordinate officers and rapacious governors of forts wield all the power of the state, and tyranny, oppression and anarchy reign over the whole country.

  • He'd always known the source of Death's magic was the souls, but he'd never seen his predecessor wield the light of the souls.

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