1
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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2
as in to let
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empower
The acquisition was intended to stabilize Wheels Up financially, promote future growth, and empower the company to operate one of the largest private jet fleets in the United States.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
Understanding the color wheel is so just empowering.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
Validate their concerns while also empowering them to take action in ways that are realistic for them, like joining a climate action group at their school or working together as a family to eliminate plastic from your home.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 14 May 2025
Succession, then, becomes less about passing down roles or assets and more about empowering each individual to find their place in the bigger story.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
Understanding the color wheel is so just empowering.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
Validate their concerns while also empowering them to take action in ways that are realistic for them, like joining a climate action group at their school or working together as a family to eliminate plastic from your home.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 14 May 2025
Succession, then, becomes less about passing down roles or assets and more about empowering each individual to find their place in the bigger story.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empower
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The Golden Power legislation enables the Italian government to intercede or set conditions on foreign and domestic corporate takeovers in key sectors, including banking.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Justice Elena Kagan said whether some states could become magnets for pregnant migrants to give birth, should the high court let the order take effect for some, would create a patchwork of citizenship policies among states.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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This was a unique way of letting fans know when the Chiefs will be playing this season.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
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Impenetrable custody, for example, eliminates all digital input to the storage environment while still enabling institutions to seamlessly create and authorize transactions without ever exposing the private key.—
Lior Lamesh,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Third, many injunctions are aimed at agencies under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which arguably authorizes nationwide injunctions against agency action.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 May 2025
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According to the press release, Hodge bought his ticket online to participate in the Thursday, May 8, drawing and used the Quick Pick option, which allows the terminal or the retailer to randomly select the numbers for you.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Use the Mega Backdoor Roth to Boost Tax-Free Savings If your 401(k) plan allows after-tax contributions and in-plan Roth conversions or rollovers to a Roth IRA, consider using the Mega Backdoor Roth strategy.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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“Empower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empower. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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