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
The effects pouring out of the legislative, executive and even judicial branches of government in this state are about an all-powerful majority and a neutered opposition.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
In fact, several people contacted for this story declined to comment about her co-parenting situation with Scott or her relationship with Chalamet, perhaps somewhat prudent given their intense privacy and the omertà taken with the all-powerful Kardashian family.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, the pharaoh’s prescient spiritual optimism comes in conflict with the all-powerful establishment priests, who kill Akhnaten and Nefertiti.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The vibe coding bots — the all-powerful-economy busters — are not going to wipe out real estate salespeople or credit card companies or DoorDash, or a host of other day-to-day activities that were the ground zero of the memo.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
In fact, several people contacted for this story declined to comment about her co-parenting situation with Scott or her relationship with Chalamet, perhaps somewhat prudent given their intense privacy and the omertà taken with the all-powerful Kardashian family.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, the pharaoh’s prescient spiritual optimism comes in conflict with the all-powerful establishment priests, who kill Akhnaten and Nefertiti.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The vibe coding bots — the all-powerful-economy busters — are not going to wipe out real estate salespeople or credit card companies or DoorDash, or a host of other day-to-day activities that were the ground zero of the memo.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-powerful
Adjective
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The second is a hope that is one almighty challenge.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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More than a century ago, psychometricians staked their claim by proposing the almighty g, or general intelligence.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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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In accordance with Villa’s usual approach to transfers, Vidagany and Olabe were following the wishes of Unai Emery, the club’s manager and omnipotent footballing decision-maker.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The sovereign rating was affirmed at Baa1.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
21 Apr. 2026
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Produced entirely within a sovereign European industrial base, TopStar Smart Receiver is assembled at Thales’ site in Valence, France.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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“All-powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-powerful. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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