Leverage
Leverage noun - The power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly.
Usage example: lacking much of the leverage it once had, the union is now being forced to make some humiliating concessions
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Synonyms for Leverage
Moment and leverage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Moment" instead a noun "Leverage".
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- This leads to the third moment, where Cloud uses the power of leverage on the katana impaled through his chest to toss Sephiroth into the reactor.
Source: Heroic Second Wind - Instead of using this leverage to his advantage, the evil mastermind, who has for decades orchestrated an elaborate plot leading up to this very moment, informs Simmons that he has no intention of letting Fitz return alive, thus eliminating any incentive for her to cooperate with him.
Source: Third Act Stupidity -
In this way the player is incentivized to roleplay effectively and leverage that roleplaying to invoke a personal Crowning Moment of Awesome.
Source: Tabletop Game / Deathwatch
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Moment and Leverage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leverage/moment
Leverage & Moment. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/leverage/moment>.
Moment or Leverage. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/leverage/moment.
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