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wielded

ADJECTIVE
operated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fulfilled managed negotiated regulated
STRONG
accomplished achieved administered contrived conveyed determined directed driven enforced executed finished governed guided handled maintained manipulated moved ordered performed practiced promoted revolved run served superintended supervised sustained transacted transported turned used worked

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Sargent later repainted Gautreau with both straps fixed to her shoulders — a needless compromise between the artist and those who wielded the power to dictate beauty.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Tim Cook may not have had the same flash as Steve Jobs, but he wielded an unassuming superpower that helped grow Apple into a $4 trillion juggernaut.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Expulsion from the House requires a two-thirds majority, a threshold so high that Congress has wielded the sanction only in the gravest cases, removing just six members in its 237-year history.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Equally dismissive of his own output, Julian hasn’t wielded a paintbrush in decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

One of the men wielded his shovel for another minute, and then the doctor peered in.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien