1
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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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
By empowering brands and retailers with on-demand data, the platform helps optimize inventory and streamline reordering.
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Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
Rosenheim believes that early photographic portraits empowered working-class Americans.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
The platform designed by our passionate artistic team is a space where talents will be empowered to continue to shape the instruments, strategies, and community these filmmakers need to see their projects and careers blossom.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
However, many also resonate with Kim and Lee Jun-seok’s warning that Lee Jae-myung’s presidency, despite the latter’s reassurances, could result in radical economic and political changes, empowered by the Democratic Party’s unchecked control of the executive and legislative branches.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
Rosenheim believes that early photographic portraits empowered working-class Americans.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
The platform designed by our passionate artistic team is a space where talents will be empowered to continue to shape the instruments, strategies, and community these filmmakers need to see their projects and careers blossom.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
However, many also resonate with Kim and Lee Jun-seok’s warning that Lee Jae-myung’s presidency, despite the latter’s reassurances, could result in radical economic and political changes, empowered by the Democratic Party’s unchecked control of the executive and legislative branches.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empower
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And this summer, the calculations have been further complicated by FIFA allowing an additional, earlier short summer window to enable clubs competing in the upcoming Club World Cup to bolster their squads before the tournament.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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By 2001, Marlena had been approved for a low-income housing voucher, enabling the sisters – and their mom – to move into a five-bedroom home.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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Strawberry shortcake is, obvi, the classic, but don’t let your imagination stop there.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Don’t let Social Security and IRS data go to Palantir and rescind the Pentagon and Homeland Security contracts.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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By Friday, Marines had been deployed in Los Angeles, with little clarity on whether their guns contained live rounds and under what circumstances they were authorized to fire.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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An overwhelming 90% of the members of Vox Media Union had voted Thursday to authorize a strike if a deal was not reached by the time their current contract expired at 11:59 p.m.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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This allows the charging rate to be uprated to 15W, as well as quick and secure attachments.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Weissert walked a batter, then allowed a single before a big strikeout of Matt Thaiss.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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“Empower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empower. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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