as in enfranchised
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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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as in allowed
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empowered
Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
By focussing on female characters, Jude invites sympathy for individuals who are structurally less empowered than their male peers, just as Romania occupies a position of weakness in relation to its European neighbors.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Republicans in Washington are empowered—and eager—to investigate, embarrass, and punish the higher-education field.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
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Adjective
The album became a huge part of her live show and helped the superstar embody her new empowered self.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
By focussing on female characters, Jude invites sympathy for individuals who are structurally less empowered than their male peers, just as Romania occupies a position of weakness in relation to its European neighbors.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Under the foreign subsidies regulation, the commission is empowered to probe financial contributions of at least €250 million granted by non-EU governments to companies operating in the region.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Republicans in Washington are empowered—and eager—to investigate, embarrass, and punish the higher-education field.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowered
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Hungary’s new minister of culture, Zoltán Tarr, shares his vision for fostering freedom of expression in a liberated local art scene.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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The role of these face coverings, as well as adding to the spectacle of the party, was to free people from the shackles of their class and status and enable a more liberated, often debauched, send-up.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 May 2026
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As technological advancement enabled the production of ever-sweeter fruit, cultural changes enabled the appetite for it.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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The sustained gestation the placenta enabled supported larger, more metabolically expensive brains.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Tents and canopies are not allowed on Sunset Point, and RV parking will be available on the paddock are near the casino.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Some imagery on the shirt, depicting Haitian revolutionaries from the early 1800s, was declared political and therefore not allowed, having fallen foul of FIFA’s often quite stringent rules around kits at World Cups.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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As Fujimori’s lead slowly widened in the past few days, Sánchez intensified his efforts to rally supporters, questioning the integrity of the vote review process and framing the dispute as a broader fight for democratic legitimacy.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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The top contenders are Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, and former Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Here are the leading contenders for full-time roles based on interviews with several sources at CBS News who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Clayton, should he be confirmed by the Senate, would replace top housing official Bill Pulte, whose pending appointment as interim director has led to a congressional stalemate over a controversial spy program authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 June 2026
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Espinoza reminded parents to enroll their children in swim classes, bring safety gear like floaties and to never leave a child unsupervised.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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An unsupervised 3-year-old child turned nearly $2,000 in hundred-dollar bills into an unexpected arts-and-crafts project — stunning her father.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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“Empowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowered. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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