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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
The Constitution gives the power to set election rules to the state and empowers Congress to modify those rules, which means the president has no constitutional or legal authority to regulate elections, Diaz said.
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Jake Allen, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Extending these same principles to claims data would empower employers, sharpen competition, and discipline costs across the largest segment of health spending.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Instead of mundane morning interactions, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk suggests that offices should engage in joyful group activities like dance parties to foster camaraderie and support, especially for colleagues healing from trauma, while empowering employees and cultivating community.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
At death, those estate planning documents specifically empower Ceh Becvar to act.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Jake Allen, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Extending these same principles to claims data would empower employers, sharpen competition, and discipline costs across the largest segment of health spending.
—Bobby Jindal, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Instead of mundane morning interactions, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk suggests that offices should engage in joyful group activities like dance parties to foster camaraderie and support, especially for colleagues healing from trauma, while empowering employees and cultivating community.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
At death, those estate planning documents specifically empower Ceh Becvar to act.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empower
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That vision of worldwide economic and cultural interdependence that enabled the proliferation of biennials in the ’90s has been steadily eroding amid the recent rise in nativism and far-right movements in the United States and Europe.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Shackelford accused Hernandez of corruption, and her own department of enabling and covering it up, in a detailed whistleblower complaint to DeSantis’ Chief Inspector General.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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In a 3-2 loss to the Phillies, Manager Blake Butera uses a reliever for one inning before letting starter Zack Littell work five.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
1 Apr. 2026
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Choose honesty, and let support flow in.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Because the property was given special permission to build here and to date, is the only structure in Gion allowed to be above the legal limit of 39 feet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Spencer Knight stopped 31 shots for Chicago, and Arvid Soderblom made four saves and allowed a goal while Knight dealt with an equipment issue.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Empower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empower. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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