1
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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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
By empowering brands and retailers with on-demand data, the platform helps optimize inventory and streamline reordering.
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Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
Rosenheim believes that early photographic portraits empowered working-class Americans.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
The platform designed by our passionate artistic team is a space where talents will be empowered to continue to shape the instruments, strategies, and community these filmmakers need to see their projects and careers blossom.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
However, many also resonate with Kim and Lee Jun-seok’s warning that Lee Jae-myung’s presidency, despite the latter’s reassurances, could result in radical economic and political changes, empowered by the Democratic Party’s unchecked control of the executive and legislative branches.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
Rosenheim believes that early photographic portraits empowered working-class Americans.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
The platform designed by our passionate artistic team is a space where talents will be empowered to continue to shape the instruments, strategies, and community these filmmakers need to see their projects and careers blossom.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
However, many also resonate with Kim and Lee Jun-seok’s warning that Lee Jae-myung’s presidency, despite the latter’s reassurances, could result in radical economic and political changes, empowered by the Democratic Party’s unchecked control of the executive and legislative branches.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empower
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Centralized registries could enable real-time tracking of donors.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Congress generally has 45 days to review and approve the request, but Vought is arguing that the end of the fiscal year would enable the administration to bypass a vote.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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Their waiter’s indolence meant a long wait even for menus, yet neither of them let drop a word of complaint.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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The touchscreen lets users scan QR codes for instant Wi-Fi connections, monitor real-time speeds, toggle VPN on/off, plus it can even be used to switch between preferred VPN providers.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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By Friday, Marines had been deployed in Los Angeles, with little clarity on whether their guns contained live rounds and under what circumstances they were authorized to fire.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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An overwhelming 90% of the members of Vox Media Union had voted Thursday to authorize a strike if a deal was not reached by the time their current contract expired at 11:59 p.m.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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The steel nesting boxes were installed this year to keep the birds, eggs, and motorists safe and allow the osprey to stay in their preferred nesting spot on top of the bridge.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
12 June 2025
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Considering that drivers would no longer need a windshield that prioritized seeing the road, windows could instead double as screens, allowing passengers to watch TV, work, play video games, or even communicate with passengers in nearby cars who’ve consented to connecting with others.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
12 June 2025
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“Empower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empower. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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