Synonyms for wield
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1. wield

   Synonyms:
   manage, handle, employ, sway, brandish

   Antonyms:
   mismanage, misemploy, discard, resign, depose, surrender, deposit, abdicate

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1. wield, exert, maintainverb

   have and exercise

   "wield power and authority"

   Synonyms:
   asseverate, keep up, keep, conserve, observe, hold, handle, manage, assert, defend, sustain, maintain, exert, uphold, preserve, exercise

2. wield, handle, manageverb

   handle effectively

   "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"

   Synonyms:
   superintend, make out, wangle, make do, cope, contend, do by, supervise, finagle, handle, palm, plow, manage, pull off, oversee, grapple, cover, negociate, maintain, address, treat, carry off, bring off, exert, get by, do, care, deal

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1. • Hold
   • Manipulate

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1. wieldverb

   Synonyms:
   handle, brandish

2. wieldverb

   Synonyms:
   manage, use, control, make use of

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1. List of paraphrases for "wield":

   exercise, exert

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1. James Comer:

   President Biden has a pattern of putting unions first and Americans last, first, he allowed a radical teachers union to dictate scientific guidance effectively keeping children locked out of their classrooms. Now, he’s granted ethics waivers to allow former union officials to wield government power on behalf of the union bosses. This is a conflict of interest, pure and simple. The Biden Administration must provide answers about these controversial appointments.

2. Maxine Waters:

   I have serious concerns with Facebook's plans to create a digital currency and digital wallet, if Facebook's plan comes into fruition, the company and its partners will wield immense economic power that could destabilize currencies and governments.

3. Lew Rockwell:

   If something is wrong for you or me, it is also wrong for the cop, the soldier, the mayor, the governor, the general, the Fed chairman, the president. Theft does not become acceptable when they call it taxation, counterfeiting when they call it monetary policy, kidnapping when they call it the draft, mass murder when they call it foreign policy. We understand that it is never acceptable to wield violence nor the threat of violence against the innocent, whether by the mugger or the politician.

4. Aloo Denish:

   Microbiology teaches us that size is no measure of significance; even the smallest microbe can wield immense power. Microbes are the silent warriors; these tiniest beings possess the strength to spark a revolution that can have monumental impacts in the world of science.

5. James Victore:

   Graphic design is a big fucking club with spikes in it, and I want to wield it.