exerted

verb

past tense of exert
as in applied
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 of exerted Will challenges often allege that someone exerted undue influence over the testator or that the testator had diminished mental capacity. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Many lived in company towns, where coal operators owned their homes and stores and ultimately exerted enormous control over their daily lives. — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Aug. 27, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Rezaei’s remarks are another indication of the control exerted by Tehran’s hardliners and their growing readiness to adopt a more offensive posture. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa, the big three of the three hundred–plus ethnicities that made up the national character, exerted their outsized influence in the shattering wave of military coups that preceded and followed the brutal civil war. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 His administration has also exerted pressure against state AI laws. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 July 2026 By dominating the digital world, Silicon Valley has already exerted indirect control over the physical one. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 Texas Tech parted ways with the quarterback after other Big 12 teams exerted pressure on the Red Raiders, who had cleared Sorsby despite a betting scandal that included wagering on his own team at Indiana. — Cal Phillips updated July 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026 Beijing has exerted greater institutional control in Tibet since Xi Jinping became the country’s president in 2012. — Reuters, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exerted
  1. applied
  2. used
  3. wielded
  4. exercised
Verb
  • The country applied to join the EU in 2009 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • If lime is needed to adjust the pH of the soil, it should be applied at least 1 month before reseeding.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of applied
Verb
  • Bleach should never be used on a mattress, even if it’s diluted.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Even so, Wemlinger says the combo was used in much the same way throughout the home.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of used
Verb
  • According to the witness, the driver then wielded a knife and reportedly chased the man, who fought the woman.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • My main takeaway from Capps’s course was that the New Religious Right was not a spiritual revival but a political machine, one that cloaked its ambitions in scripture and wielded faith for partisan ends.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wielded
Verb
  • Fauci exercised his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times, rather than answer questions about his role in the government’s pandemic response.
    — John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Protecting a protocol today means securing not just its code, but also who can control it, how that control is exercised, and the infrastructure and people behind it.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of exercised

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“Exerted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exerted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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