as in almighty
having unlimited power or authority
that country's monarch was never an all-powerful ruler, but one who shared power with a parliament
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Recent Examples of all-powerful
Their collective voice was all-powerful.
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Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Modern-day California has never had that kind of all-powerful political machine.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis.
—Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
The group took advantage of Pakistan’s political chaos to further entrench its power in the border lands and threaten the country’s all-powerful military.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
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Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Modern-day California has never had that kind of all-powerful political machine.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis.
—Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
The group took advantage of Pakistan’s political chaos to further entrench its power in the border lands and threaten the country’s all-powerful military.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for all-powerful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-powerful
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Somehow, The Datai Langkawi manages the almighty feat of blending the best, most understated luxury with authentic natural wonder.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Manchester City needed to make a late comeback to reach a record fourth consecutive FA Cup final as they were given an almighty scare by Championship club Southampton at Wembley.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jurors are not asked to be omnipotent.—
Sonali Chakravarti,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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Besotted Rob’s surprise plan was to propose to Bethany in Paris — as revealed to us in omnipotent voice-over (by Jacek Zubiel) that fills in the feelings and backstories of our protagonists.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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And certainly not a decision that is starting to look worse by the day as LIV's future no longer includes financial backing from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Witkoff and Kushner also met with Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a top Kremlin envoy, earlier in March in Miami.—
Jennifer Hansler,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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“All-powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-powerful. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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