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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As Gay reflects on her own departure from the church, Surviving Mormonism delves into outdated and controversial practices and empowers victims to share their experiences to bring awareness and enact change.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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The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl hosts the Oregon Ducks and the Indiana Hoosiers, and its free FanFest lets fans experience interactive activities such as punting, passing and kicking.—
Mary Caldwell,
AJC.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Google is offering paid Pro and Ultra subscribers access to technology that lets users ask natural-language questions directly in the Gmail search bar.—
Julia Doyle,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The budget line on the bill also authorizes four other full-time employees.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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The new law authorizes the Illinois Commerce Commission to sign long-term contracts and allows for funding of pilot programs for geothermal energy networks.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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This capability allows users to capture ultra-high-resolution video while preserving fine detail.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The former allows the player to set beats-per-minute, beats per bar, select different rhythms and whether a sound beeps and/or the device vibrates to the beat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Empowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowers. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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