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
And the Patriots don’t have enough offensive firepower to willingly part with a legitimate NFL starter, taking fumbles out of the equation.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Their offense has the firepower to be among the NFL’s best, yet has left observers confounded through the first two weeks — and through the first half on Sunday.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Discovery are throwing their legal firepower at a small AI firm, Midjourney.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Taipei’s fast-rising postproduction house Cutting Edge Films is adding more firepower to its creative team at the Busan International Film Festival and Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM).
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Their offense has the firepower to be among the NFL’s best, yet has left observers confounded through the first two weeks — and through the first half on Sunday.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Discovery are throwing their legal firepower at a small AI firm, Midjourney.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Taipei’s fast-rising postproduction house Cutting Edge Films is adding more firepower to its creative team at the Busan International Film Festival and Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM).
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firepower
Noun
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This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Additional revelations hint of Kiri's evolving powers, the menacing Quaritch bonding with Varang to help defeat the Na'vi, a spectacular air/sea clash between the Ash People, the RDA, and the Na’vi, and Spider threatening to kill someone offscreen.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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While this has not been a strength so far this year, I'd be shocked if Andy Reid didn't test the undermanned Ravens front seven -- and have at least a little bit of success.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Two no-trump shows some interest in game and asks about partner's second suit as well as his strength.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nightly entertainment, including magic shows and live music, brings energy to the evenings.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Hall plays Rosenkrantz and Ben Whishaw plays Hujar, who offers a detailed account of his previous day’s activity, involving such idiosyncratic eminences as Susan Sontag and Allen Ginsberg—and the sorts of gamesmanship and intimate tensions that ensnare and frustrate artistic energies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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To do this, focus on uniquely human capabilities in your employees and hone those skills.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The idea — supplying Ukraine with an interest-free loan of $164 billion to boost its military capabilities — would send a forceful message to Moscow, Merz wrote in the Financial Times.—
Claire Cameron,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Previous waves of automation mostly replaced muscle; this one replaces judgment.—
Toby Stuart,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most weight training also raises your heart rate, and most cardio exercises help build muscles throughout your body.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
29 Sep. 2025
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And roundabouts actually increase road capacity (30%-50%, according to Bryson).—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia also has invested in CoreWeave, which supplies data center capacity to OpenAI and is also an Nvidia customer.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Firepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firepower. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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