as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
right now the President doesn't have the political firepower to push his programs through Congress
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Recent Examples of firepower
In total, the Blue Jays scored a whopping 34 runs across four games, and the Yankees simply didn’t have that much firepower in their bats despite their talented lineup.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Richland, however, has the firepower to contend for the district title.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
Seoul, South Korea — A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the latest move by Washington and its Asian allies to beef up firepower as adversaries like China and North Korea expand theirs.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
There’s plenty of firepower here, and K-State has given Tang the money to spend.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Richland, however, has the firepower to contend for the district title.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
Seoul, South Korea — A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the latest move by Washington and its Asian allies to beef up firepower as adversaries like China and North Korea expand theirs.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
There’s plenty of firepower here, and K-State has given Tang the money to spend.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firepower
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The last airstrikes in Kabul by a foreign power were in 2022 when the US killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to ACLED data, Pandya said.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Recovering and processing that gas, instead of wasting it, could ease Iraq's chronic power shortages.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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In a struggle that eventually leads to Jayson holding Maeve hostage outside, Grasso musters strength and shoots Jayson in the head, in a small act of vengeance for Lizzie.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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Meantime, continued strength at LongHorn has been driven by improving taste, service and quality metrics, per the analyst.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Mir has more than 25 years of capital markets experience in energy infrastructure.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Aalo Atomics is also hoping to build a data center on the same site, using the energy generated by its SMR to power its operations.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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L3Harris is partnering with Bombardier, Israel Aerospace Industries’ ELTA Systems and Korean Air to provide this advanced capability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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However, it is not only seen in the field as an innovation that not only increases the capabilities of VTOL aircraft, but also one that is scalable enough to produce a whole new family of drones.—
David Szondy
October 19,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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Key Takeaways High-protein desserts satisfy sweet cravings while supporting muscle recovery, fullness, and balanced blood sugar.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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This is different from a heart attack (myocardial infarction), which occurs when a coronary artery is blocked, cutting off blood supply and causing injury to the heart muscle, according to the American Heart Association.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Emirates confirmed to Reuters that its plane was leased from and operated by ACT Airlines, a Turkish carrier that provides extra cargo capacity to major airlines.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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To put the new battery’s capacity into perspective, most current liquid lithium-ion electric vehicle (EV) batteries are around 250–300 Wh/kg.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Firepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firepower. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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