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exerted

VERB

make use of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply bring to bear exercise expend strive utilize wield

STRONG

dig employ endeavor labor plug ply push strain struggle throw toil use work

WEAK

apply oneself bring into play give all one's got give best shot make effort peg away pour it on put forth put out sweat it try hard

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal hide idle ignore laze relax rest

Example Sentences

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By the time that they met in the Delmonico Hotel on that fateful evening, Dylan exerted a powerful influence upon The Beatles’ songwriterly aesthetic.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Matisse said he dreamed of an art that exerted “a soothing, calming influence on the mind,” but we leave Acquavella exhilarated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

This is done by tracking subtle movements in the host star and measuring the gravitational pull exerted by the orbiting object.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

That partnership ended painfully, with Papadakis accusing him in a book released this year of having exerted a form of "control" over her during their career.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Though the Casimir force—a mysterious, phantom force exerted by nothing at all—seems like science fiction, it exists.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife