powerful
adjective
pow·er·ful
ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl 
1
: having great power, prestige, or influence
a powerful leader
2
: leading to many or important deductions
a powerful set of postulates
Examples of powerful in a Sentence
The country is becoming more and more powerful.
powerful drugs that attack cancer cells
The cash bonus provides a powerful incentive to workers.
The perfume has a powerful smell.
It's a very powerful movie.
The dog has a powerful body.
She has a powerful voice.
The weapons are very powerful.
The aardvark uses its powerful claws to dig for food.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Improving this functional is key to making DFT an even more powerful tool for chemistry and materials science.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Jackson’s admonition remains as powerful, and perhaps even more relevant, today.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
The moment felt like a powerful display of affection from a man of few words.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powerful. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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