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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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as in allowed
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empowered
Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Thanks to modern technology, parents can feel more empowered and free to do more with their kids in tow.
—Ramona Saviss, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
To many outsiders, strip clubs have long been seen as spaces for degenerates, aimless men, and wayward women—glittering voids that swallow lost souls rather than hubs for the empowered and entrepreneurial.
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 10 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Embracing failure is pivotal for success in an empowered culture.
—Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Thanks to modern technology, parents can feel more empowered and free to do more with their kids in tow.
—Ramona Saviss, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
That so many people have empowered us to steer the revolution.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
To many outsiders, strip clubs have long been seen as spaces for degenerates, aimless men, and wayward women—glittering voids that swallow lost souls rather than hubs for the empowered and entrepreneurial.
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowered
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This move not only improved processing speeds substantially but also enabled seamless AI and analytics integration.—
Gowtham Chilakapati,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fast turnaround was no doubt enabled by landing the booster back near the launch site, speeding the process of inspecting and refurbishing the rocket.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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Part of the discussion in court Friday revolved around what will be allowed at the trial regarding a video that aired on CNN last year that showed Combs punching his former girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie, and throwing her on the floor in a hotel hallway.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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An Indiana police officer is accused of forcing his six-year-old daughter to stand outside in freezing temperatures holding a sign threatening her brother as punishment for pouting because she was not allowed to wear lip gloss.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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This was followed by a ground operation, which lasted for five days, concluding on Feb. 28, with Kuwait liberated and Iraqi forces expelled.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
11 June 2025
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The new draft agreement also includes provisions for revenues from territories currently occupied by Russia, in the event they were freed: The share of resource revenues contributed to the fund from liberated areas would be 66 percent.—
Constant Méheut,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The school board has authorized sending a request for proposals to search firms that will help select a new superintendent, according to Donahue’s message.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Yorkville Police Department Investigations Division, along with the Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team, were authorized on Thursday to record communications with Hellenthal, according to the release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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With Murphy’s term nearing its end, New Jersey residents have not voted in three consecutive gubernatorial races for a Democrat since 1961, when Democrat Richard Hughes was voted to replace former two-term Democratic Gov. Robert Meyner.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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But given the wilderness the national Democratic Party currently finds itself in, competition for California’s top job will also probably double as a referendum on the broader question of what a winning Democratic leader should sound like.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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The Center for Judicial Excellence said on its website that court transcripts show that judges and other court officials were warned about a parent's violent history before placing child victims into their care unsupervised.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Leveraging unsupervised machine learning, advanced link analysis, and a real-time decision engine, DataVisor’s cloud-native solution scales effortlessly to billions of events per day—empowering businesses to uncover emerging threats before damage is done.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Empowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowered. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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