empowering

verb

present participle of empower
1
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to the federal agency empowered to collect taxes

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2
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 Working as a one-woman crew on the film, shooting only via iPhone, proved empowering for Loktev as a director. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 Chappell Roan’s music blends fun, empowering messages with mature themes, so parents may want to preview her songs before their kids listen. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 7 Oct. 2026 Hochul signed an executive order empowering the attorney general with criminal authority to investigate the allegations at Cornell, power to present to a grand jury, and ultimately bring charges, if warranted. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 His lens democratizes power the contrived space of the studio set, with the goal of empowering real-life servants. — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 That can sound empowering or demoralizing, depending on your perception of AI and ability to master it. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 The use of cloud-native SaaS platforms can help standardize key operational KPIs, auditability and reporting across multiple regional hubs while empowering local dispatchers with real-time station control. — Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Han also spoke about empowering the Global South, a term used for emerging and economically struggling nations — many of which sit below the equator. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 The exercise has given the government the power to select who can vote, rather than empowering voters to choose the government, Dipke said at a press conference. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowering
  1. enabling
  2. letting
  3. authorizing
  4. allowing
Verb
  • The aerospace company, led by Elon Musk, struck a deal to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum that will advance Starlink’s wireless capabilities by enabling the signal to pass through walls and other obstacles.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Google, Visa, and Mastercard are building systems enabling AI agents to make payments and access credentials like credit cards.
    — Caryn Seidman Becker, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Bring your own Oracle, one of the world's largest cloud providers, is letting clients bring in their own GPUs.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The album moves like a DJ set, never letting a sound outstay its welcome.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of letting
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  • Enetec was sanctioned in July under a presidential executive order authorizing sanctions to Cuban entities posing a direct threat to national security or involved in repression.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In September 2022, the City Council approved a $175,000 settlement with Dougan in that case, according to documents authorizing the payment.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of authorizing
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  • Consequently, allowing road vehicles to utilize red diesel without penalty would effectively function as a temporary tax reduction for diesel consumers.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The entrance to the loft space is flanked by colorful, translucent plastic strips, allowing light and people to easily pass through.
    — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of allowing

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“Empowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowering. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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