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
The relatively low cost of entry into drone warfare has disrupted traditional military asymmetries, empowering non-state actors and smaller countries to challenge larger, technologically superior adversaries.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
One of Smart’s greatest strengths is empowering his players to grow their games.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Others warn that empowering armed factions could trigger ethnic fragmentation, civil war or a Syria-style conflict inside Iran.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
This may mean that empowering younger researchers, or giving them their own funding — unmoored from more senior colleagues — could help spur more innovative work.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 7 May 2026
True leadership means sacrificing for the community — not empowering yourself at its expense.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
There are empowering anthems and devastating love songs.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
With a unique blend of Italian and Jersey influences, Davi shares insights and advice through empowering content and a live touring show addressing topics like dating, family dynamics, financial freedom, and how to be a man in the modern world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 May 2026
That includes requiring real-time or near real-time reporting of financial transactions, increasing penalties for violations of the STOCK Act, and empowering an independent enforcement body, not Congress itself, to investigate and prosecute misconduct.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
One of Smart’s greatest strengths is empowering his players to grow their games.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Others warn that empowering armed factions could trigger ethnic fragmentation, civil war or a Syria-style conflict inside Iran.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
This may mean that empowering younger researchers, or giving them their own funding — unmoored from more senior colleagues — could help spur more innovative work.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 7 May 2026
True leadership means sacrificing for the community — not empowering yourself at its expense.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
There are empowering anthems and devastating love songs.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
With a unique blend of Italian and Jersey influences, Davi shares insights and advice through empowering content and a live touring show addressing topics like dating, family dynamics, financial freedom, and how to be a man in the modern world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 May 2026
That includes requiring real-time or near real-time reporting of financial transactions, increasing penalties for violations of the STOCK Act, and empowering an independent enforcement body, not Congress itself, to investigate and prosecute misconduct.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowering
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The program, launched earlier this year, appears to be another weapon enabling hardliners and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to exert control in Iran.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Stacking is the key to McCarthy's lunar imagery, enabling him to turn the subtle variations of color in an image of the moon into the rich browns and blues seen in his edits.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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The Knicks aren’t letting lightning strike in the same place twice.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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That means more multifamily housing, more affordable housing, more housing near transit and jobs and a state government that stops letting delay and dysfunction make the crisis worse.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Most states had been authorizing marijuana for medical use even before the rescheduling, and nearly half of all states also say recreational use is OK.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Wilson initially refused to appear in court, declining to be transported from jail and prompting a judge to issue a rare warrant authorizing authorities to use force to bring him in, KTTV reported.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Senior Jamison Ford fired an 80-pitch complete game, allowing one run on four hits while striking out seven, as Swampscott defeated Beverly, 4-1, in the Northeastern Conference.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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The state also does not have a minimum age requirement to possess a firearm, a law that gun control advocates have criticized for allowing minors to carry guns.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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“Empowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowering. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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