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
The Panthers in practice on Friday ran Bennett with Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart on his wings, a line with firepower a one that hasn’t played a whole lot together at five-on-five.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Boyd didn’t have much offensive firepower around him and increasingly became a ball-dominant guard, particularly after Gwath went down injured in mid-February.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
With political and military pressure rising across the strait, Taiwan’s push to modernize its artillery may be a quietly decisive step, giving its ground forces reliable, networked, precision firepower that can hold territory and buy time in a high-intensity conflict.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
And the Patriots don’t have enough offensive firepower to willingly part with a legitimate NFL starter, taking fumbles out of the equation.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Boyd didn’t have much offensive firepower around him and increasingly became a ball-dominant guard, particularly after Gwath went down injured in mid-February.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
With political and military pressure rising across the strait, Taiwan’s push to modernize its artillery may be a quietly decisive step, giving its ground forces reliable, networked, precision firepower that can hold territory and buy time in a high-intensity conflict.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
And the Patriots don’t have enough offensive firepower to willingly part with a legitimate NFL starter, taking fumbles out of the equation.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firepower
Noun
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Hanke relates that it was riddled with loopholes that handed the Banco Central de la República Argentina discretionary monetary powers.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Why Charlotte the robot stands out This 3D printing construction robot stands out for its unique mix of speed, strength, versatility and affordability.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Two blockbuster trading debuts in India this week will showcase the country’s rising status as a fundraising hub, while testing the strength of its markets.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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That same headbanging energy has defined her steady, albeit unconventional, political rise.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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These future tests could help uncover space-time fluctuations predicted by some quantum gravity models and shed light on the interplay between dark matter, vacuum energy, and gravitational fields.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The system and its capabilities also force adversaries to second-guess radar data, which is potentially crippling to situational awareness in a conflict.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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The supply chains, construction methods and institutional capabilities that built the Apollo launch vehicles no longer exist.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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His muscles will be worn to the fiber, asked to consistently chase and brake and crowd some of the league’s best perimeter players.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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And this inflatable water mat makes tummy time a blast, while helping little ones develop better balance and stronger core muscles.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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In experiments with a 24 ampere-hour cell containing a nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) cathode, charging the cell to 70% capacity produced an internal temperature of about 1,100°C.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Valero and Phillips 66 refineries set to close account for roughly 18% of California’s refining capacity, according to state energy regulators.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Firepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firepower. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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