harnessing

verb

present participle of harness
as in using
to put into action or service huge dams harness the power of water to produce electricity

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Recent Examples of harnessing By harnessing these tools, many clinicians report saving an hour per day on documentation, reducing after-hours work and reclaiming their personal time. — Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Before Muse, Meta was mostly harnessing AI to feed contextual content to users and better target and create advertising, which makes up the bulk of the company's revenue stream. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 But the problem will likely spread to every consumer, fueling Democratic efforts to retake control of Congress by harnessing anger over runaway costs and an unpopular overseas conflict. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 The couple are strong on sustainability, harnessing solar power, reusing grey water for the gardens, and lending bicycles for guests to get around on. — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026 Alexander Isak is scoring goals, Cody Gakpo is assisting them, Bradley Barcola is ready to impact games and Florian Wirtz is harnessing cherry juice. — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Today, as described in a recent analysis in Foreign Affairs, the Houthis are harnessing diversified supply chains and shadowy financial networks while building up domestic production capacity. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 In doing so, White is better harnessing his talent to become a more complete player. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 But the task of harnessing that potential has barely been met. — Greg Dixon, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harnessing
  1. using
  2. utilizing
  3. exploiting
  4. applying
  5. employing
Verb
  • And with the National Cancer Institute preparing a major randomized trial of multicancer screening tests using cancer death as the endpoint, the agency should also consider whether approving Grail’s test will impede that work.
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The short treatment menu includes facials and massages, using Tribe517 products.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of using
Verb
  • The second allows the devil to slide into his DMs, utilizing a seduce-and-destroy approach that will eventually lead to Sutskever becoming OpenAI’s resident Chicken Little and the tech industry’s conscientious objector.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • His third model, more formally speaking, released just months after the Air Penny 3 while also utilizing Foamposite technology for its upper.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of utilizing
Verb
  • As the unit enters its second year, its priorities remain identifying victims and building cases against those exploiting them.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Still, hackers can infiltrate companies by duping an employee into installing malware on their computer or exploiting unknown vulnerabilities in their software or network.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of exploiting
Verb
  • The team is currently applying this approach to devices installed across wall panels or doors to harvest ambient temperature differences.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
  • British police acknowledged applying for the warrants under the wrong statutory provision, the judge said while stipulating that the misconduct investigation against the king's brother could continue.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of applying
Verb
  • In recent years, the local economy has improved as the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base expanded, now directly employing 38,000 people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • That expands the number of platforms capable of employing the system during defensive or offensive operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of employing

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“Harnessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harnessing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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