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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
James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
What Comes Next The seed sector is showing the rest of the industry what a more informed, more empowered consumer looks like.
—Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The kitchen-sink approach would have empowered a range of local and state authorities to take on the problem under the general oversight of the Department of Agriculture.
—Mark Dee
march 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Though some of its '90s quirks may now feel a little passé, the WB fantasy show still stands as a feminist touchstone, breaking away from the 1992 film's damsel-in-distress trope to deliver a complex, empowered hero.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
What Comes Next The seed sector is showing the rest of the industry what a more informed, more empowered consumer looks like.
—Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
Interestingly — or ironically — all 15 signatories voted less than a year ago for the legislation that empowered the air board to draft the revisions, which were released in January and are due to be finalized in May.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The kitchen-sink approach would have empowered a range of local and state authorities to take on the problem under the general oversight of the Department of Agriculture.
—Mark Dee
march 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowered
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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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Though Farrukhsiyar was emperor, the real authority during his reign rested largely with the powerful Sayyid brothers, whose military backing had enabled his accession.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Perry's representative confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday that the workers were eventually allowed to hold onto the gift cards after confusion was cleared up.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Birdville downs rival Richland Matthew Moore allowed 1 earned run while scattering 2 hits across 5 innings to lead North Richland Hills Birdville past North Richland Hills Richland 3-2 in a District 6-5A showdown on Tuesday night at Richland High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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The story of sheltered squares being exposed to the wider world and liberated is just as relevant now as 50 years ago.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Ten Commandments describe the kind of relationships the liberated slaves should pursue.—
James Coffin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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There’s also been little, if any, crossover for MLB teams to the affiliate networks, once again because of the expense and number of games, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the confidential registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission.—
Bernard Condon,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ideas expressed in the piece Bianco’s ballot seizure and investigation represent a threat to democratic elections, as the sheriff is operating outside legal boundaries established to protect election integrity and chain of custody over ballots.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Reforms often required strong executive power, largely at the expense of social stability and democratic legitimacy; protests against the IMF’s programs left scores dead as authorities repressed dissent.—
Sven van Mourik,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Judge Brantley Clark on Tuesday also barred Duggar, 31, from having unsupervised contact with any person under 18, court documents show.—
FREIDA FRISARO,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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For nearly all of human history, unsupervised childhood was not a parenting philosophy.—
Stephen Johnson,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Empowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowered. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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