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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
John Hopewell, Variety, 29 July 2025
If supported by voters, this new structure would combine the accountability and expertise of the council-manager system with an empowered mayor.
—Nate Miley, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
Samidh Guha, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
When people see concrete evidence that leadership is investing in their capability–and not just deploying technology for its own sake–they’ll shift from feeling threatened to feeling empowered.
—Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
The changes in Pao’s body are a vital and empowered metaphor for this process, which is so often portrayed merely as decline.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 29 July 2025
If supported by voters, this new structure would combine the accountability and expertise of the council-manager system with an empowered mayor.
—Nate Miley, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
Verb
The Department of Justice is empowered under the federal securities laws to protect the integrity of the American capital markets by enforcing the securities laws and regulations.
—Samidh Guha, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
When people see concrete evidence that leadership is investing in their capability–and not just deploying technology for its own sake–they’ll shift from feeling threatened to feeling empowered.
—Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowered
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Researchers revealed that one of the key factors that enabled Despotopulos and his team to make these first-ever experimental measurements was access to the world’s highest-energy laser system, located at LLNL’s National Ignition Facility (NIF).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Venezuela isn’t solely to blame for America’s drug crisis, but Maduro protected, enabled, and profited from criminal networks trafficking drugs across the Western Hemisphere.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Farina was granted primary custody of Sophia and will be allowed to move from Louisiana to Las Vegas with the child, according to court documents previously obtained by PEOPLE.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Herro’s return and move to the bench allowed the Heat to use him in Jaquez’s usual sixth man role on Tuesday.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The film was notable for its liberated portrayal of sexuality, including a famous scene of Bardot dancing, which also expanded the popularity of French cinema around the world.—
IndieWire Staff,
IndieWire,
28 Dec. 2025
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And God Created Woman had a major impact on the liberated screen romances of the next decade, including those made by the French New Wave.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Dec. 2025
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The auditing firm’s report, authorized by the Statewide Charter School Board in July, could provide some answers.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since the Palisades Fire, 17 positions have been authorized for hire.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bolstering the state’s dependence on fossil fuels forces us to keep funding the destruction of our environment, health, and a civil democratic society.—
Anshul Gupta,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The country’s democratic movement is at a crossroads.—
Michael Albertus,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Butler had been allowed supervised visitation every Saturday and, according to court records, was expected to gain unsupervised visitation rights in the coming weeks.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The One Thing That Hasn’t Changed Risk-taking in adolescence has historically taken many forms—from substance use to unsupervised social activities.—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Empowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowered. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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