as in to apply
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 exert To put that into perspective, the atmospheric pressure exerted on a square inch of Earth's surface weighs around 15 pounds. Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 The force of that final peak averaged 185 Newtons, exerted through two fingers kissing the seams of a five-ounce baseball. Zach Schonbrun, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024 The show’s brief two-season run was cut short in 2023 after Stewart grew frustrated with the technology company’s increasing editorial oversight, which included exerting control over the subjects broached on the program. Liam Reilly, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024 Today, traditional enterprise data center networks are not ready to handle the intense pressure exerted by advanced AI workloads, according to Bob Laliberte, principal analyst, theCUBE Research. Gary Drenik, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exert 
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  • Director Bruce Goodison applies the tension well in the first two thirds of this efficient Shudder release, but then the plot smacks into a dead-end in its final act.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • This also applies to any Amazon EC2 instance that's been backed up.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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  • One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The groups’ American Electorate Voter Poll — using a larger Latino sample and additional techniques for polling Hispanics — flipped that outcome, with Harris winning 56% of Latino men to Trump’s 43%.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • Members of Arkansas' congressional delegation could wield tremendous influence in the next Congress.
    Alex Thomas, arkansasonline.com, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The two suspects got out of the car, each wielding firearms, and approached the victims.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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  • As part of these tactics, China has levied tariffs and embargoes on Taiwanese exports, sought to increase Taiwan’s international isolation, and employed disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks meant to destabilize its people and government.
    David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Acronis Cyber Protect also employs machine learning to monitor performance and reliability.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024

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“Exert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exert. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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