as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
currently the President lacks the political might to push the programs through the Congress
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Recent Examples of might
American military and economic might is a weighty currency in Europe, where the continent is not yet ready to ward off a sustained conflict with Russia alone.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Maybe this is just appealing to my simplest, most childish instincts, reacting to bright colours like a toddler might.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Yet China, for all its economic might, has not built a security architecture or normative order that other states trust.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
At Lockheed Martin, Hegseth said that money will be spent re-establishing America’s military might, stressing that the administration is looking to unleash the country’s defense resources in the preservation of peace.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Maybe this is just appealing to my simplest, most childish instincts, reacting to bright colours like a toddler might.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Yet China, for all its economic might, has not built a security architecture or normative order that other states trust.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
At Lockheed Martin, Hegseth said that money will be spent re-establishing America’s military might, stressing that the administration is looking to unleash the country’s defense resources in the preservation of peace.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for might
Noun
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Until crude vulgarians like Miller came along, no prominent American political figure would claim on our behalf a right to use our power for purely selfish ends, at the expense of other democratic states and foreign peoples.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Calling out corporate entities and concentration of power as enemies also appears to be a winning strategy for Democrats in their messaging tactics.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Your body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium and maintain bone strength.—
Zia Sherrell,
Health,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is strength in coming together to pray, Gomez said.—
Anissa Rivera,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Whereas traditional nuclear fission energy creates power by splitting atoms, fusion uses heat to create energy by melding them together.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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That pattern is associated with better satiety, energy stability, and muscle maintenance, as long as sodium is kept in check when selecting meals.—
Rita Templeton,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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Russia has seen high-profile technology projects fall short before, and without independent demonstrations, PJN-1’s true capabilities are unclear.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Takaichi has pledged to revise security and defense policies by December to bolster Japan's offensive military capabilities.—
MARI YAMAGUCHI,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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To degrade what's left of Iran's nuclear program and missile-making capacity?—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Heirs had raised $750 million from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in December to finance the expansion of its own oil producing facility to 100,000 barrels per day within five years, more than doubling the asset’s capacity when it was bought from Shell in 2021.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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That structure can support the kind of consistent protein intake experts recommend for maintaining muscle and energy during perimenopause and menopause, especially when meals are selected in the roughly 25- to 35-gram protein range.—
Rita Templeton,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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His muscles waste, his mind dulls, his body collapses inward until only a voice remains, thin and disembodied.—
Gilberto Lopes,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Might.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/might. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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