1
as in enables
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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2
as in lets
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empowers
This model empowers users who transition between city roads and suburban trails, offering high-speed capability and long battery life without compromising stability or ride comfort.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
As Gay reflects on her own departure from the church, Surviving Mormonism delves into outdated and controversial practices and empowers victims to share their experiences to bring awareness and enact change.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The story of the emperor with no clothes shows how common knowledge empowers collective action.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
For Jane, that looks like her Roots and Shoots program, which empowers young people to be the positive change in their communities, identifying problems and working together to come up with solutions.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The episode and accompanying fashion show were in support of Kelce’s charity, 87 and Running, which empowers disadvantaged youth by providing resources and support to their communities in the areas of education, business, athletics, STEM, and the arts.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Pluto shifting direct in Aquarius on October 13 empowers your sector of intimacy, emotional healing, and shared resources.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Like the way Trump empowers the Silicon Valley people, and all his friends.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Getting creative with my style nurtures the confidence that empowers me to show up in the world authentically.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
As Gay reflects on her own departure from the church, Surviving Mormonism delves into outdated and controversial practices and empowers victims to share their experiences to bring awareness and enact change.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The story of the emperor with no clothes shows how common knowledge empowers collective action.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
For Jane, that looks like her Roots and Shoots program, which empowers young people to be the positive change in their communities, identifying problems and working together to come up with solutions.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
The episode and accompanying fashion show were in support of Kelce’s charity, 87 and Running, which empowers disadvantaged youth by providing resources and support to their communities in the areas of education, business, athletics, STEM, and the arts.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Pluto shifting direct in Aquarius on October 13 empowers your sector of intimacy, emotional healing, and shared resources.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Like the way Trump empowers the Silicon Valley people, and all his friends.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Getting creative with my style nurtures the confidence that empowers me to show up in the world authentically.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowers
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Not every such deprivation becomes a literal matter of life and death as in the play, but making use of such scenarios enables Shakespeare to highlight more effectively the danger of arbitrary action.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Re-Calvin is powered by Trove’s new Takeback Plug-In, which enables Calvin Klein to manage item intake, routing and transparency at scale.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The new feature lets subscribers actively share feedback on titles, providing direct input that helps shape personalized recommendations across their profile and presenting content that matches their preferences, according to the company.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Though Cory lets the info slip to Celine as a bargaining chip, another informant spills the beans.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jeri said the measure, starting just after midnight and approved by the Council of Ministers, authorizes the deployment of the armed forces alongside the police to maintain public order.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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It was originally intended to protect electricity ratepayers from having to shoulder the costs of data centers in their communities, but now simply authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to study whether the cost-shift is happening.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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This approach drastically reduces energy consumption and allows the screen to be placed very close to the eye.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The committee voted to ask Attorney General Josh Kaul to opine on whether grooming falls under the statute related to immoral conduct, which allows DPI to revoke a license if an educator violates it.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Empowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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