exerting

verb

present participle of exert
as in applying
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 exerting Iran is exerting pressure of its own by largely closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway that carried a fifth of the world’s oil and gas before the war. — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 In the right hands, the Interior Ministry can be a formidable patronage machine, exerting authority over everything from local budgets to Senate elections. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026 In an interview with Fox News' Trey Yingst, Kushner said the president was focused on exerting economic pressure on Iran and ensuring Tehran cannot build a nuclear weapon. — August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Concurrently, the management indicated that HBM was already exerting pressure on the supply of non-HBM. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Instead, in the late 19th century, Japan started to build its own empire, exerting influence over Korea as well as Manchuria, an important area of modern-day China that borders Korea, Russia and Mongolia. — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 The dynamic underscores how Trump continues to view tariffs as a tool for exerting pressure, both for trade grievances and as leverage in broader negotiations. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 But sometimes just thinking about tackling those jobs can feel exhausting, creating a barrier to success even for people who are highly motivated to improve their homes and their lives by exerting control over their belongings. — Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 18 July 2026 Getting your hands dirty with charcoal, tweaking vents and chimneys to stop chunks of oak from flaring up and destroying your brisket, exerting your will over the heat inside a big metal box; barbecue takes a lot of practice. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exerting
  1. applying
  2. using
  3. wielding
  4. exercising
Verb
  • Allow the serum to dry completely before applying any other products or lying down to sleep.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Vanessa said her South Florida hospital tried to help by applying for a work visa on her behalf, but the application was denied.
    — Tania Francois, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of applying
Verb
  • Researchers have developed a new vision algorithm that lets humanoid robots perceive depth more like humans, using two forward-facing eyes.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, The Financial Times appended a note to a guest column after readers questioned whether it was written using AI.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of using
Verb
  • The nearly two-minute spot depicts a club-wielding bureaucrat chasing and tripping a child on a bike and another stealing a boy’s scooter.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • After fleeing the car, Rodriguez then stabbed a garbage collector while wielding a large kitchen knife, authorities claimed in court records.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of wielding
Verb
  • Learning how to challenge what's presented in board papers and ask confronting questions is good practice in exercising influence without relying on positional authority.
    — Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • At face value, young men exercising should not be reason to sound the alarms, and yet there is something treacherous about men in their formative years placing physical beauty as the ultimate expression of self-actualization.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exercising

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“Exerting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exerting. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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