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
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
However, post-separation, South Bow’s balance sheet will be highly levered, with the company projected to hold $7.9 billion in debt against an EBITDA of around $1.5-$1.6 billion, resulting in a net leverage ratio of 5.0x, which is significantly higher than the peer average.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Raven Brunner, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Dylan heroically holds the levers in the security room to allow the Overtime Contingency to play out.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Salesforce is about to go from an enterprise software dud to a company like ServiceNow that actually has a legitimate product levered to AI in Agentforce.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
However, post-separation, South Bow’s balance sheet will be highly levered, with the company projected to hold $7.9 billion in debt against an EBITDA of around $1.5-$1.6 billion, resulting in a net leverage ratio of 5.0x, which is significantly higher than the peer average.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Noun
We are fully committed to pulling all the levers available to the FDA to make nutrition information readily accessible as part of our efforts to promote public health.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Dylan heroically holds the levers in the security room to allow the Overtime Contingency to play out.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lever
Noun
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Examples include moving the master bedroom to the first floor, replacing knobs with handles, and installing tall toilets.—
Steve Parrish,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Interior 1/6 The absence of anything remotely resembling a physical knob or dial inside either vehicle is a pretty good sign that automakers continue to ignore the pleas of customers to stop porting every last bit of functionality through its digital interfaces.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
9 Jan. 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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The slice of the season is Mushroom Magic, with three mushroom varieties — portobello, shiitake and button — plus sausage and mozzarella atop a parmesan-garlic sauce, said the company’s executive chef, Spencer Glenn.—
Linda Zavoral,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The system performs tasks by viewing and interacting with on-screen elements like buttons and text fields similar to how a human would.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Each of the women stood in their living rooms, bent down and easily lifted up loose floorboards.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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The chassis lifts to get over even high doorway dividers, the mops automatically lift when the 10R senses carpet or rugs, and the brushes lift when in mop-only modes or cleaning high-pile carpeting.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In addition to prioritizing rail projects, the Port plans to ramp up the volume of zero-emissions electric trucks in service and invest $640 million in new zero-emissions cargo handling equipment and charging stations to support the switch.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Jan. 2025
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Philadelphia started the season slow at 2-2 but flipped the switch, rattling off 10 straight wins and finishing the season 14-1 in their last 15 games.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The steering wheel includes a dial to access various driving modes, including comfort and slippery.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Still, Parv turns the charm dial up to 11 this week by leading a group yoga class and pretending not to hate it when Dr. Will shows up.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The key is balance — personalization should feel helpful, not manipulative.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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The key is to move forward with that commitment, so that beautiful journey becomes clear.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Labs is a Californian company specializing in piezoelectric micro-electro-mechanical systems — tiny chips that move air by applying voltage to a piezo actuator layer, which bends a piece of silicon back and forth.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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In order to press downwards sufficiently, the actuators have to be kept from expanding in other directions as they're inflated.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Lever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lever. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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