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
With Recourse Greater explainability builds trust by empowering users with recourse.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
By shifting the focus toward empowering families directly and pricing the program affordably, the Bacons aim to break this cycle.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Giving clear direction and empowering teams to succeed is key.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
If instead the corporation digs in, further empowering the unwitting wreckers and saboteurs — well, bless their hearts.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Known for its reliability and resilience, Canada Goose has supported on- and off-screen roles in some of the planet’s most extreme locations, empowering exploration of all kinds, both behind the scenes and front of the lens.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
For now, add the former Patriot to the voices empowering a winning season in Foxboro.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
So is empowering a DNI who only acknowledged the value of critical intelligence collection authorities when her nomination appeared to be in jeopardy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
The platform aims to transform content creation, distribution, and monetization across multiple platforms, empowering both creators and Ceekers.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
By shifting the focus toward empowering families directly and pricing the program affordably, the Bacons aim to break this cycle.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Giving clear direction and empowering teams to succeed is key.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
If instead the corporation digs in, further empowering the unwitting wreckers and saboteurs — well, bless their hearts.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Known for its reliability and resilience, Canada Goose has supported on- and off-screen roles in some of the planet’s most extreme locations, empowering exploration of all kinds, both behind the scenes and front of the lens.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
For now, add the former Patriot to the voices empowering a winning season in Foxboro.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
So is empowering a DNI who only acknowledged the value of critical intelligence collection authorities when her nomination appeared to be in jeopardy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
The platform aims to transform content creation, distribution, and monetization across multiple platforms, empowering both creators and Ceekers.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowering
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The assembly occurs in parallel, enabling multiple devices to be fabricated on a single chip in one step, by simplifying production and preserving the performance benefits of 2D materials.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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If using a smartphone, NOAA recommends enabling night mode, disabling flash and relying on a tripod to stabilize the image.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But in most other cases, Apple seems happy to take older icons and automatically modify them to match Tahoe's theming rather than letting old, non-updated icons stick out as all the other icons on your system change their colors and tints.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yet with the win in his back pocket, Vrabel clearly felt comfortable letting his opinions fly on a victory Monday.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The final draft Rule nonetheless included a section authorizing pretrial depositions by the government, which the Supreme Court rejected in its entirety without comment.—
Robert Anello,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The House is set to vote on an amendment that would repeal two laws authorizing the use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq after three members of the House Freedom Caucus broke with Republican leaders in the House Rules Committee on Tuesday.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now, as legal attacks against telehealth providers put shield laws to the test, some states have moved to strengthen the laws by allowing providers to prescribe anonymously, reducing their risk of legal or individual harassment.—
Patrick Adams,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Within Zara stores, certain in-store stock processes have been automated, allowing quicker movement of product from stockroom to sales floor or fitting rooms as part of the company’s ongoing push for seamless omnichannel retail execution.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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