high-powered
adjective
high-pow·ered
ˈhī-ˈpau̇(-ə)rd 
variants
or less commonly high-power
1
: having great drive, energy, or capacity : dynamic
a high-powered executive
2
: having or conferring great influence
a high-powered job
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Meanwhile, a new high-power plug with a lightweight, smaller connector design, called ChaoJi, is being tested in China and Japan.
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Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
View gallery - 4 images In a demonstration not so much of marksmanship but more of the advantages of microwaves, an Epirus Leonidas directed energy, high-power microwave (HPM) anti-drone weapon has knocked 49 Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAV) out of the air with one shot.
—New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2025
However, the engineers believe the new development opens the door to rechargeable, high-power applications.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
In addition, our handsets aren’t built with large antennas or high-power radios, making the link harder to sustain.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
View gallery - 4 images In a demonstration not so much of marksmanship but more of the advantages of microwaves, an Epirus Leonidas directed energy, high-power microwave (HPM) anti-drone weapon has knocked 49 Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAV) out of the air with one shot.
—New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2025
However, the engineers believe the new development opens the door to rechargeable, high-power applications.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
In addition, our handsets aren’t built with large antennas or high-power radios, making the link harder to sustain.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
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“High-powered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-powered. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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