1
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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2
as in to let
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empower
Sheinbaum also boasted of reducing the homicide rate by more than fifty per cent, and of empowering her police chief to create an investigative unit to confront organized crime.
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Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
At every turn, Pugh manages to come across as both normal and empowered without ever crossing into faux-relatability or meaningless girlbossisms.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2025
He was also empowered to achieve a lifestyle by design that is filled with adventure, including completing IRONMAN triathlons and diving with great white sharks.
—Kody Boye, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Employees with a knack for technology or analytical skills can be trained and empowered to take on more technical roles.
—Brad Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
At every turn, Pugh manages to come across as both normal and empowered without ever crossing into faux-relatability or meaningless girlbossisms.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2025
He was also empowered to achieve a lifestyle by design that is filled with adventure, including completing IRONMAN triathlons and diving with great white sharks.
—Kody Boye, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Employees with a knack for technology or analytical skills can be trained and empowered to take on more technical roles.
—Brad Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empower
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Implement Anonymous Surveys Move beyond annual engagement surveys and implement anonymous pulse surveys that enable real-time analysis.—
Kerri Sutey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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On the farm, poor sanitation enabled cows and dairy workers to introduce tuberculosis, typhoid, and other pathogens into milk.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Konan’s lawyers say refusal-to-deliver cases are rare and letting her suit continue would not cripple the postal service.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit states that Liberty was negligent in failing to mark the gas line, and that after hitting the gas line, the other three companies were negligent in letting the gas leak continue unchecked.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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After it was removed, the Cybertruck burst into flames again at a nearby tow yard, a person with knowledge of the incident not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Times.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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These centers are authorized by Congressional mandate to uphold Title 4 of the Civil Rights Act, while DEI policies, however laudable, are not.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The rules will also allow carmakers to report less severe crashes monthly, and add a property damage reporting threshold for less severe crashes involving self-driving vehicles.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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During the search, Ortega-Lopez was allowed to make a phone call before being taken to the Doña Ana County Detention Center (DACDC).—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Empower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empower. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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