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as in enables
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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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
Beyond this, Beyoncé is a Black woman who empowers other Black women to sit confidently on their own thrones.
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Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
This holistic view empowers providers to deliver more personalized, contextualized care.
—Sidd Shah, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The mother of three also runs a nonprofit, Natives Rising, that empowers Indigenous technologists and founders.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Steph Curry highlighted how the Pixel 10 empowers creators and athletes to capture and share their stories.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Essentially, this feature empowers readers to have more control over their search results algorithm and easily access news from their preferred publishers.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Inner peace empowers the individual to weather storms with calm, clarity, and strategic foresight.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Instead of diverting limited local resources to do the job of federal immigration officials or funding immigrant detention, this bill empowers communities to keep the resources where they are needed most.
—Carlos Guillermo Smith and Dotie Joseph, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
This empowers your team to feel part of the decision-making process.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
This holistic view empowers providers to deliver more personalized, contextualized care.
—Sidd Shah, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The mother of three also runs a nonprofit, Natives Rising, that empowers Indigenous technologists and founders.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Steph Curry highlighted how the Pixel 10 empowers creators and athletes to capture and share their stories.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Essentially, this feature empowers readers to have more control over their search results algorithm and easily access news from their preferred publishers.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Inner peace empowers the individual to weather storms with calm, clarity, and strategic foresight.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Instead of diverting limited local resources to do the job of federal immigration officials or funding immigrant detention, this bill empowers communities to keep the resources where they are needed most.
—Carlos Guillermo Smith and Dotie Joseph, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
This empowers your team to feel part of the decision-making process.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowers
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Trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide, or TPO, enables the hardening of gel and hybrid polishes when placed under UV light.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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Strong Wi-Fi connection Many Motorola baby monitors have Wi-Fi capability, which enables you to access the monitor view from anywhere in your home as well as remotely on your smartphone through an app.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rotating the telescope lets that high-resolution axis sweep around the star, ensuring planets at different angles aren’t missed.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Carbonfact, an environmental data platform for the apparel and footwear industry, just shared the first free solution that lets brands calculate their official French Environmental Cost—and compare it, instantly, to industry benchmarks.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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The agreement authorizes state police to transport immigrants who have been arrested for immigration violations.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
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The second financing request, for the Touro Shakespeare Project in Algiers, authorizes up to $16 million in revenue bonds to help redevelop the historic Touro Shakespeare Almshouse, a Depression-era facility that has been vacant since Hurricane Katrina.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Aug. 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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At certain angles, the photo’s dark backdrop allows viewers to see the reflection of former President Barack Obama’s portrait that depicts him surrounded by greenery and flowers representing Chicago and Hawaii.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Empowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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