1
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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as in letting
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empowering
In 2010, Donaldson founded her nonprofit LiveLung, an organization dedicated to empowering lung cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers through education and community.
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Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Longoria was honored with the Maestro Cares Community Hero Award for educating and empowering Latin women through Eva Longoria Foundation (ELF), and Balvin received the Trailblazer of Cultural Empowerment Award for his commitment to raising awareness about mental health.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
The whole process was extremely empowering for me.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
This kind of experience is empowering, but also unnerving.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
The room became her command center, empowering Gilmore to carve out her own space to think, organize, and act.
—Time, 6 Nov. 2025
That is empowering — better rest is in your control.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
That means slicing through layers of bureaucracy at the 107 year-old firm, founded with a mission to create retirement security for Americans, and empowering her team to move quickly and expand access to investment and savings products.
—Harriet Taylor, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Tapestry’s Fabric of Change strategy is made up of four pillars, each aimed at investing in a diverse workforce, biodiversity solutions, product innovations designed to minimize waste and pollution and empowering communities to support the supply chain.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Longoria was honored with the Maestro Cares Community Hero Award for educating and empowering Latin women through Eva Longoria Foundation (ELF), and Balvin received the Trailblazer of Cultural Empowerment Award for his commitment to raising awareness about mental health.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
The whole process was extremely empowering for me.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
This kind of experience is empowering, but also unnerving.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
The room became her command center, empowering Gilmore to carve out her own space to think, organize, and act.
—Time, 6 Nov. 2025
That is empowering — better rest is in your control.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
That means slicing through layers of bureaucracy at the 107 year-old firm, founded with a mission to create retirement security for Americans, and empowering her team to move quickly and expand access to investment and savings products.
—Harriet Taylor, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Tapestry’s Fabric of Change strategy is made up of four pillars, each aimed at investing in a diverse workforce, biodiversity solutions, product innovations designed to minimize waste and pollution and empowering communities to support the supply chain.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowering
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And the corporation’s response to the row was feeble at best, enabling conservative critics to advance their long-running campaign against the broadcaster.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The breakthrough came when the researchers introduced a minute amount of ordinary salt at a critical stage in the process, which triggered the metal to wrap around the template instead of spreading out, enabling the formation of stable nanotube shells.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Instead of letting that hold her back, Valancy chooses to be open about her feelings instead.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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Instead of doing multiple loads at once and letting clean clothes pile up, focus on one load at a time.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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The state legislation authorizing the referendum called for the establishment of a new authority to govern the Charlotte Area Transit System.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pinkerton said that insurers are also likely to require women who want to take the drug to try two marginally effective but less expensive drugs, Gabapentin and Effexor, before authorizing Lynkuet.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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Athos Bulcão Foundation Dedicated to preserving the legacy of Brazilian artist Athos Bulcão, the Athos Bulcão Foundation serves as both a museum and a shop, allowing visitors to take a piece inspired by his style home.—
Greyson Ferguson,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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But when homeowners agreed, a notary would come with a multipage contract in confusing language, the AG’s office said, and the notary would pressure homeowners to sign immediately without allowing time for review.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Empowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowering. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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