Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempowering
Verb
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The study involved 198 adults with generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, a disabling form of anxiety that affects about 1 in 10 people over the course of a year.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025 -
For people in their retirement years, ages 65 to 74, nearly one in four experiences disabling hearing loss.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His mother Christine Maron had gotten a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband in May, forbidding him from having contact with her or their children.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Despite company policies forbidding them, top executives continue to pursue romance at work.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Disempowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disempowering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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