Definitions

wielding

[weel-ding] / ˈwil dɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

operating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

performing running

STRONG

accomplishing administering conducting contriving determining directing driving executing finishing fulfilling guiding maintaining managing manipulating moving ordering practicing regulating revolving serving spinning supervising sustaining transacting turning using

WEAK

at work

NOUN

conduct

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charge handling management manipulation oversight plan policy strategy transaction treatment

STRONG

care channels control direction execution guidance leadership organization posture regimen regulation rule running superintendence supervision tactics

WEAK

carrying-on intendance red tape

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mismanagement

STRONG

disorganization disregard ignorance neglect

Example Sentences

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Like many writers, Harvard fears being accused of wielding machine-made material.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

California Deputy Solicitor Gen. Mica Moore urged the court to consider the danger Californians faced from unidentified, masked agents wielding military-grade weapons in the streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Appearing on Fox News over the weekend, Johnson said he was “in big support of the First Amendment” and that he did not “like the heavy hand of government, no matter who’s wielding it.”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

There is little precedent establishing that a bar may sanction an attorney for wielding the powers of government unconstitutionally.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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