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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
The directive also empowers a team within the sheriff’s department to screen complaints from inmates and others to determine whether the complaints should be investigated by the Public Integrity Division.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The real leadership challenge is building the data transparency that empowers consumers to make a win-win choice.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Staying in the loop empowers you to make informed decisions regarding outdoor engagements during air quality alerts.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
The proposal also empowers parents or children to sue if platforms break the rules.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The equal time law encourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 May 2026
The law also empowers both the chair of the oversight board and the inspector general to issue subpoenas for documents or testimony.
—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
The equal time law encourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2026
This empowers citizens to stay informed on the issues that are most important to them.
—William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The real leadership challenge is building the data transparency that empowers consumers to make a win-win choice.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Staying in the loop empowers you to make informed decisions regarding outdoor engagements during air quality alerts.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
The proposal also empowers parents or children to sue if platforms break the rules.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The equal time law encourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 May 2026
The law also empowers both the chair of the oversight board and the inspector general to issue subpoenas for documents or testimony.
—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
The equal time law encourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2026
This empowers citizens to stay informed on the issues that are most important to them.
—William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowers
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LiPfe offers a new experimental model that enables scientists to work with a structured piece of animal tissue that maintains its own immune activity, cell cycling, and nutrient intake, without ethical concerns that come with experimenting on live animals.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Domestic capabilities are the foundation American ingenuity was a genesis for AI, from the invention of the transistor to the development of the transformer, which enables large language models.—
Olivia White,
Time,
29 May 2026
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There are no flashy logos or overpowering buckles, giving the bag a restrained quality that lets the unique shape be the star.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Provide a multichannel library that lets your audience choose their own path.—
William DeCourcy,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Introduced by Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, D-Culver City, the bill authorizes exemptions from state sales tax limits in Contra Costa and Los Angeles Counties—just as voters in both counties are contemplating increases to their local sales taxes.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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The Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Civil Code § 1770) independently bars misrepresentation of the standard, quality, or characteristics of goods and services, and authorizes both injunctive relief and actual damages.—
Corey Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The modernization of the space allows support for more than 500 soldiers, including spaces for male and female guard members, as well as enhancements for the changing needs of the guard’s different units.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Like any other rotating 2-in-1, the Swift Spin has a 360-degree hinge that allows the laptop to rotate among clamshell mode, an A-frame mode, a screen-out/keyboard-down presentation mode, or tablet mode.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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“Empowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowers. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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