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
This open-minded, empowering approach is a cornerstone of the theater credential program.
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Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
As a board member, my job is to set policies that empower our educators, engage our families, and ultimately help each student reach their full potential.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
The story of the emperor with no clothes shows how common knowledge empowers collective action.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Hegseth went on to announce an understated but crucially important set of changes aimed at empowering hard-nosed leaders – and giving them chances to learn from their failures.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
As a board member, my job is to set policies that empower our educators, engage our families, and ultimately help each student reach their full potential.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
The story of the emperor with no clothes shows how common knowledge empowers collective action.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Hegseth went on to announce an understated but crucially important set of changes aimed at empowering hard-nosed leaders – and giving them chances to learn from their failures.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Beyond medical uses The team also equipped the robot with a tiny camera, enabling it to inspect hard-to-reach spots inside the jet engine model.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many of them had easy access to government offices that enabled them to obtain genuine Syrian passports with fake names, according to former employees and regime figures.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Simons didn’t let a lack of minutes early in his career ruin his spirit.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Isan Elba Isan Elba let her hair down on the pink carpet.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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You are not legally authorized to possess any native wild birds or mammals.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The grand jury ultimately voted to indict Comey on two of three charges sought by Halligan related to Comey's 2020 congressional testimony regarding the FBI's Russia probe and whether Comey authorized leaks of anonymous information to the media.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the end, Krantz added, adopting a more strategic approach ultimately benefits customers, allowing companies to use their time and money more effectively by learning from the successes of others.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft robotic skin that allows vine-like robots just a few millimeters wide to navigate tight and fragile environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Empower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empower. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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