Definition of powerhouse
1a : power plant 1b : a source of influence or inspiration
2 : one having great power: such asa : one having great drive, energy, or ability a powerhouse rock bandb : an athletic team characterized by strong aggressive play
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Examples of powerhouse in a Sentence
The country is an economic powerhouse.
Their company became a powerhouse in the video game industry.
She's a powerhouse on the tennis court.
This year's team is a powerhouse that's winning its games easily.
Seaweed is a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals.
He is a powerhouse of ideas.
Recent Examples of powerhouse from the Web
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The Lounge was an epicenter of the early 2000s Silver Lake music scene, hosting powerhouses like Metric.
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Marking a retreat from its ambition to become a global entertainment powerhouse, Dalian Wanda, a Chinese conglomerate, struck a deal to sell its 13 tourism projects in China and 76 hotels to Sunac China, a property developer, for $9.3bn.
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Labor shortages and rising wages are prompting manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta, China’s export powerhouse across the border from Hong Kong, to explore automation and robots, a report by Standard Chartered Plc showed.
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A rising senior at South Florida powerhouse Miami Central High, Hicks picked U of L over scholarship offers from Auburn, Kentucky, Miami, Michigan State, Oregon and Oregon State, among several others.
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At 8:30 p.m., Who's Who gives a nod to the powerful output of a British powerhouse, the Who.
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The undeniably cool French makeup artist and creative powerhouse has just been appointed as Estée Lauder’s Global Beauty Director.
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Even fewer expected the Pioneers to beat Pleasure Ridge Park, one of Kentucky’s winningest and most successful all-time powerhouses.
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Mackey co-founded Whole Foods in 1980 with a single store and built it into an industry powerhouse, but now organic food is widely available at mainstream supermarkets.
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First Known Use of powerhouse
1870
POWERHOUSE Defined for English Language Learners
powerhouse
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: a group of people or an organization that has a lot of power
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: a person, team, etc., that has a lot of energy, strength, and skill
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: someone or something that is full of a particular thing
POWERHOUSE Defined for Kids
powerhouse
playDefinition of powerhouse for Students
1 : power plant
2 : a person or thing having unusual strength or energy
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