as in almighty
having unlimited power or authority
that country's monarch was never an all-powerful ruler, but one who shared power with a parliament
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Recent Examples of all-powerful
Could someone perhaps tap into both the darkness of being an all-powerful being in a wacky world and the relative fun of, well, that exact same thing?
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
Netflix wasn’t any kind of all-powerful monopoly, the executive argued at that time, and had suffered its own subscriber losses a couple of years earlier, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Hadriana Lowenkron, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Whether or not God exists, the concept of God is that of an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good being.
—JSTOR Daily, 13 Nov. 2025
Thia was part of a research operation led by another robot, the far more ruthless Tessa (also Fanning), working for Weyland-Yutani, the all-powerful intergalactic company that is also the chief corporate villain of the Alien franchise.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
Netflix wasn’t any kind of all-powerful monopoly, the executive argued at that time, and had suffered its own subscriber losses a couple of years earlier, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Hadriana Lowenkron, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Whether or not God exists, the concept of God is that of an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good being.
—JSTOR Daily, 13 Nov. 2025
Thia was part of a research operation led by another robot, the far more ruthless Tessa (also Fanning), working for Weyland-Yutani, the all-powerful intergalactic company that is also the chief corporate villain of the Alien franchise.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-powerful
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Set the scene Santa Marina is the only resort on Mykonos island with its own private stretch of sandy beach—and on calm and sought-after Ornos Bay, where you’re largely shielded from the almighty Cycladic winds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Refinement becomes easier as the almighty Sun meets quick Mercury in your 6th House of Habits, supporting practical fixes that streamline tasks and lighten your load.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
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First, could de-extinction technologies get out of the control of (less than omnipotent) human beings?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Nov. 2025
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And whaddya know, another merger requiring approval from Trump et al in order to create a sprawling, omnipotent conglomerate of 265 television stations in 44 states.—
Merrill Markoe,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Moody’s Ratings cut the United States’ sovereign credit rating down to Aa1 from Aaa in May, citing the budget deficit and high borrowing costs associated with rolling over debt at lofty interest rates.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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Private equity and sovereign wealth funds are scouring sports teams and adjacent business for entry points.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“All-powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-powerful. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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