1
as in enables
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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2
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
So terrible and tragic decision, which only empowers Russia to make war more fully against Ukraine.
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NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
And it has been understood that the Constitution empowers presidents to act quickly in an emergency.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
This approach empowers operators to move beyond reactive purchasing and build enduring supply chain resilience, even amid ongoing global disruption.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
What’s clear is this law empowers the president to deploy tariffs for up to 150 days.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Congress, for instance, empowers the government to pass rules that will protect health.
—Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act empowers the president to implement tariffs of up to 15% for up to 150 days.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Ray’s framework empowers advisors to stop avoiding the conversation and take small, strategic steps toward a more confident and meaningful exit.
—Matt Emma, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
But the resulting product empowers everyone to accomplish feats that were unimaginable just a few years ago.
—Neil Chilson, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
And it has been understood that the Constitution empowers presidents to act quickly in an emergency.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
This approach empowers operators to move beyond reactive purchasing and build enduring supply chain resilience, even amid ongoing global disruption.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
What’s clear is this law empowers the president to deploy tariffs for up to 150 days.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Congress, for instance, empowers the government to pass rules that will protect health.
—Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act empowers the president to implement tariffs of up to 15% for up to 150 days.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Ray’s framework empowers advisors to stop avoiding the conversation and take small, strategic steps toward a more confident and meaningful exit.
—Matt Emma, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
But the resulting product empowers everyone to accomplish feats that were unimaginable just a few years ago.
—Neil Chilson, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowers
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This approach enables precise control of pressure and airflow in a much smaller form factor while maintaining therapeutic effectiveness.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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The gray area that enables rich, crafty, people to register their supercars and hypercars to a shell LLC formed in Montana instead of themselves personally in their home state.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
19 Mar. 2026
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The draw of the game, and the feature that will keep players jumping into the adventure, is the ability to add to their roster and the monster taming that lets players add creatures to their collection.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The city is one of a handful in Florida to have a triple bond rating, which lets the city borrow money at a cheaper rate for projects.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Senate unanimously approved House Bill 1000, which authorizes income tax rebates to people who filed returns in 2024 and 2025.—
David Wickert,
AJC.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The agency says the change is meant to comply with a 1996 federal law signed by President Bill Clinton that bars states from providing public benefits to people without legal status unless a state legislature explicitly authorizes it — a law Texas largely did not enforce for decades.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Questions and comments will be moderated, read, and answered as time allows.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The reconciliation process is not subject to filibusters in the Senate and therefore allows a limited amount of legislation to be passed along party lines with fewer than 60 votes.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Empowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowers. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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