1
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
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.
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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
Instead, the government says his advocacy threatens foreign policy interests, citing an obscure provision of the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act that empowers Secretary of State Marco Rubio to order a noncitizen deported after such a determination.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Today, in her work at United Way, Williams empowers small, scrappy teams of people across the world to provide similar support to their communities.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Claudia Martinez speaks about MANA de San Diego, a nonprofit that empowers Latinas to achieve upward mobility and a better quality of life through college preparation, leadership programs and scholarship support.
—Paola Hernandez Jiao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
For instance, Amazon designed a platform that empowers developers to construct highly scalable blockchain ecosystems for use cases like dApps and NFT marketplaces.
—Dzmitry Lubneuski, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
This culture of experimentation not only fosters originality but also empowers teams to challenge conventions and explore new solutions with confidence.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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
Instead, the government says his advocacy threatens foreign policy interests, citing an obscure provision of the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act that empowers Secretary of State Marco Rubio to order a noncitizen deported after such a determination.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Today, in her work at United Way, Williams empowers small, scrappy teams of people across the world to provide similar support to their communities.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Claudia Martinez speaks about MANA de San Diego, a nonprofit that empowers Latinas to achieve upward mobility and a better quality of life through college preparation, leadership programs and scholarship support.
—Paola Hernandez Jiao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
For instance, Amazon designed a platform that empowers developers to construct highly scalable blockchain ecosystems for use cases like dApps and NFT marketplaces.
—Dzmitry Lubneuski, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
This culture of experimentation not only fosters originality but also empowers teams to challenge conventions and explore new solutions with confidence.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowers
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This, in turn, enables firms to do much more than just generate content and bolster workforce productivity.—
Lisa Caldwell,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Adaptive intelligence, crucial in crisis scenarios, enables leaders to pivot strategies swiftly in response to real-time challenges.—
Deepa Nagraj,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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That’s largely because of 30% debt leverage, which is an elevated amount that lets management go full-throttle on its highest-conviction picks.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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This combination of factors lets the sensor stay in place all day, even if the wearer walks, runs, or performs other daily tasks.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2025
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The memo authorizes the attorney general and homeland security secretary to sanction firms engaged in such litigation, including potentially revoking attorneys' security clearances or ending federal contracts for firms involved in cases against the administration.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Senate Bill 399 pre-authorizes the construction of a new NextEra Energy transmission line across Western Maryland’s Big Savage Mountain Wildland, Bear Pen Wildland and Dan’s Mountain Wildland.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2025
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This advanced sensory network allows the robot to process visual input and learn by observing human activities.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Compounding allows even small contributions to grow exponentially over time and employer matches can accelerate savings.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Empowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowers. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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