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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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A music man in his own right, McCartney’s father exerted a prodigious influence on The Beatles’ knack for ranging far and wide when it came to generic considerations.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

At the same time, the dense gas in the LMC exerted strong pressure on the SMC's gas, effectively stripping away its rotation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

After being smacked to all parts of Mumbai's Wankhede stadium in conceding 196 to the West Indies on Wednesday, England's attack exerted much more control at Eden Gardens.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Both books show how enslaved people exerted pressure against slaveholders, militias and the political leaders who sought to perpetuate systems of forced labor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

In 1676, Robert Hooke figured out that the force exerted by a spring, f, was a negative constant, –k, multiplied by the distance, x, that you’ve stretched it: f = –kx.

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