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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
Through her book, coaching programs, and authentic voice, Keisha Leilani empowers women to embrace their confidence and express themselves fully.
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Maria Williams, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The work of the foundation could not only address practical needs like building safe, inspiring spaces for children but also celebrate local stories, crafts and traditions in a way that empowers individuals and communities.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Through this partnership, TME empowers the gaming IP to achieve multidimensional expression across visuals, gameplay and audio via content co-creation and integrated campaigns.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
In practice, this empowers operators across all types of extreme industries to develop unique, continuously evolving workflows customized to address bespoke needs.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
The arrangement empowers the co-investors to pick and choose their own individual deals, the great lure of directs in general.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Just as Green Crew empowers its members, companies can empower employees by giving them meaningful ownership of sustainability initiatives rather than symbolic gestures.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
The bill empowers the board to appoint a receiver.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 23 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As Gay reflects on her own departure from the church, Surviving Mormonism delves into outdated and controversial practices and empowers victims to share their experiences to bring awareness and enact change.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
Maria Williams, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The work of the foundation could not only address practical needs like building safe, inspiring spaces for children but also celebrate local stories, crafts and traditions in a way that empowers individuals and communities.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Through this partnership, TME empowers the gaming IP to achieve multidimensional expression across visuals, gameplay and audio via content co-creation and integrated campaigns.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
In practice, this empowers operators across all types of extreme industries to develop unique, continuously evolving workflows customized to address bespoke needs.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
The arrangement empowers the co-investors to pick and choose their own individual deals, the great lure of directs in general.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Just as Green Crew empowers its members, companies can empower employees by giving them meaningful ownership of sustainability initiatives rather than symbolic gestures.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
The bill empowers the board to appoint a receiver.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 23 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowers
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This enables continuous charging and reduces the need for large onboard batteries.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The declaration enables the county to set aside $200,000 in contingency funds to help impacted residents.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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This week, the Supreme Court itself sounded skeptical that the IEEPA emergency statute lets a president unilaterally tax the world.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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To combat some of these bias issues, Giga is working with open-source and multilingual LLMs and has developed a feature that lets customers opt into talking in a native language.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The justices probed whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorizes the president to impose tariffs on nearly all imports or whether such measures intrude on Congress’s exclusive taxing authority.—
James Sample,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 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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The city’s Southbound Stock Connect scheme allows certified investors in mainland China to buy stocks listed in Hong Kong.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The legal challenge was filed just one day after California voters approved Proposition 50—a ballot measure that allows a new map that favors Democrats in five additional districts to be implemented through 2030.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Empowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowers. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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