as in to pry
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever
the workers used crowbars to lever the heavy stone block into its new position
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Recent Examples of lever
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
If the potatoes are hard to pull, use the shovel to lever them out of the soil carefully.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
There are levers at play that incur risk but allow more players to get paid (hello, Eagles).
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
If your plants are hard to pull, insert your shovel beneath the roots and use it to lever the roots out of the soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
If the potatoes are hard to pull, use the shovel to lever them out of the soil carefully.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
This collectible model of an iconic Star Wars scene comes with seven minifigures, including Darth Vader and Stormtroopers, and fun interactive features like a flick lever to blast open the entrance door.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
There are levers at play that incur risk but allow more players to get paid (hello, Eagles).
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lever
Noun
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Fertility all of a sudden seemed like a knob that governments could turn at will.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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What to look for in a quality shower faucet Components Look for a shower faucet that comes with a diverter, which enables you to redirect the water flow from the spout to the showerhead with a switch or knob.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Russia and China start a nuclear war, but luckily the president—in a typical eye-rolling twist for this show—has a button that temporarily turns off all power in the world, grounding the nukes, though also dooming anyone still alive to possibly starving to death until power is restored.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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As one of his final acts before heading underground, Bradford refrained from pushing the button, instead triggering an electromagnetic pulse that would disable the nukes, along with the rest of the world’s electronics.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Until this week, the brothers were also banned from leaving Romania, a measure that prosecutors said on Thursday had been lifted.—
Luiza Ilie,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nvidia, which has become one of the market’s most influential stocks, rose 3.9% after its 8.5% tumble Thursday and was the strongest force lifting the S&P 500.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Standard circuit breaker switches: These switches, including both single- and double-pole, take up most of the space in the electrical panel.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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Although there’s another switch in the fall, the springtime shift is far more disliked.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sports talk long ago expanded well beyond the AM dial.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead of setting the dial to creeper, try connection.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The key is being brutally honest with yourself, says Reid Hester, PhD, senior scientist of CheckUp & Choices, an online moderation program.—
Kristen Mascia,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
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The key is knowing when to act and when to pause for further analysis.—
Heather Rosenow,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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An onboard electronic control system delivers up to 500 volts to each of those actuators at a power of just 500 milliwatts.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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Other companies' robots typically use other types of actuators, such as solenoids and electric motors.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Lever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lever. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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