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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
Dhruv Arora, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
While Peters veers closer to a stock villain — the ubiquitous empowered dweeb, though those coding-sequence tattoo sleeves are a nice embellishment — Hasan Minhaj and Arturo Castro are appealing as Eve’s ENCOM associates.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Walk away empowered —with actionable Pro Tips, powerful connections, and the confidence to unlock new opportunities in your investing journey.
—Patricia Martell, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Customers who feel empowered and secure are more likely to recommend a service to others, stay through market volatility, and continue to adopt new products.
—Dhruv Arora, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
While Peters veers closer to a stock villain — the ubiquitous empowered dweeb, though those coding-sequence tattoo sleeves are a nice embellishment — Hasan Minhaj and Arturo Castro are appealing as Eve’s ENCOM associates.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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Above all, Prado wants women to feel empowered.
—Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Walk away empowered —with actionable Pro Tips, powerful connections, and the confidence to unlock new opportunities in your investing journey.
—Patricia Martell, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowered
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Additionally, simple material upgrades—like switching to a better insulating oil—enabled significantly higher energy storage capacity.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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If your phone has a setting to automatically record the date and time on each photo, ensure it is enabled.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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This allowed biologists to locate several dens and gain a better understanding of the foxes’ reproductive patterns.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Members of the final 18-person jury panel will be allowed to maintain their normal social media use throughout the trial.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mapping his passes received shows just how liberated Rogers is when searching for the ball.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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These can absorb liberated oxygen and convert it into uranium oxide instead of carbon dioxide.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.—
JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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According to law enforcement sources not authorized to discuss the case publicly, there was evidence that someone had forced their way inside her Tucson home.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mamdani’s democratic socialist agenda also draws support beyond New York.—
Neetu Arnold,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jackson emerged from that movement with a lifelong commitment to expanding democratic participation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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As with electric blankets, portable heaters are fine in an adult's bedroom, but they should not be used unsupervised in a child’s room.—
Michelle Ullman,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
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Detectives determined that Smith is suspected of having unsupervised contact with multiple children and believe there are additional potential victims.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Empowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowered. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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