Thesaurus results for EXERT

exert

verb

ig-ˈzərt

as in to apply

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 on the Web Critics say such a pattern can squeeze out individual buyers and allow corporations to exert more control over communities. —

Kathryn Varn, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024 Russia has claimed, without evidence, that Durov’s arrest is an attempt by the United States to exert influence over the platform via France. —

Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2024 Basically, when an object moves through a fluid, like air or water, the fluid closest to the object's surface—known as the boundary layer—gets dragged along with it, exerting a force on the object opposite to the direction of motion. —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024 Fincher’s push for digital would be the start of his creating a workflow in which could exert even far greater control on the workflow and image, while Savides was coming off his newfound sense of liberation working with Van Sant. —

Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exert

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