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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Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
By some measures, Huawei’s most advanced commercial AI chips, the Ascend 950 series, can be seen as roughly comparable to Nvidia’s H200, considered in the industry to be among Nvidia's most powerful products, according to industry analysts.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
As gas spirals inward, powerful magnetic fields can channel some of that material into narrow jets that blast away from the black hole at nearly the speed of light.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
Meeting exits, though seemingly ordinary, are powerful social signals, communicating status, priority, and power dynamics within an organization.
—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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“Powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powerful. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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pow·er·ful
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