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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
Training is not a one-off event at UCLH and this empowers staff to make the most of the technology.
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Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Offering access to such information helps to alleviate Gen Z’s anxieties about the unknown and empowers them to process and feel in control at work.
—Kathryn Lancioni, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Beyond this, Beyoncé is a Black woman who empowers other Black women to sit confidently on their own thrones.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 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
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
Meanwhile, California’s process empowers voters there to directly participate in the state’s legislative process by proposing and enacting laws or constitutional amendments.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Offering access to such information helps to alleviate Gen Z’s anxieties about the unknown and empowers them to process and feel in control at work.
—Kathryn Lancioni, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Beyond this, Beyoncé is a Black woman who empowers other Black women to sit confidently on their own thrones.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 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
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
Meanwhile, California’s process empowers voters there to directly participate in the state’s legislative process by proposing and enacting laws or constitutional amendments.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowers
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Cadence is an electronic design software company that enables device and system simulation and has been doing this for decades.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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That is, the group enables Hamas to be both arsonist and firefighter, enhancing its control and reach into the lives of average, everyday Palestinians in Gaza.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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An open, standardized interface lets data flow across companies and products.—
Kirk McKeown,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This lets people send SOS messages in an emergency or texts while in cellular dead zones.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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The emergency proclamation authorizes the Hawaii National Guard to assist civilian authorities and directs all state agencies to cooperate in response efforts.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
6 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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Printing speed into capability The new design allows Boeing to print features like harness paths and attachment points directly into each panel.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The trust model thus allows businesses to raise and lower risk tolerances to hallucinations and suboptimal answers by choosing different thresholds of the trust score.—
Scott Zoldi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Empowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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