all-powerful
adjective
all-pow·er·ful
ˈȯl-ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl 
: having complete or sole power
an all-powerful leader
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Examples of all-powerful in a Sentence
that country's monarch was never an all-powerful ruler, but one who shared power with a parliament
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The second movie, which brought back the original director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, picks up 20 years later as Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs returns to Runway magazine as a features editor under Meryl Streep’s all-powerful editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 June 2026
There were also some new characters joining Season 2 of the series including Robert House, played by Theroux, an enigmatic, all-powerful technocrat dedicated to the pursuit of his own interests by any means necessary.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 10 June 2026
To create such all-powerful bots that could feasibly reshape the entire economy, AI firms have to build lots and lots of data centers.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Ultimately, Adam must save his land by becoming the all-powerful He-Man.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 June 2026
There were also some new characters joining Season 2 of the series including Robert House, played by Theroux, an enigmatic, all-powerful technocrat dedicated to the pursuit of his own interests by any means necessary.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 10 June 2026
To create such all-powerful bots that could feasibly reshape the entire economy, AI firms have to build lots and lots of data centers.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Ultimately, Adam must save his land by becoming the all-powerful He-Man.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for all-powerful
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“All-powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-powerful. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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