as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
right now the President doesn't have the political firepower to push his programs through Congress
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Recent Examples of firepower
Advertisement Why Dubai will thrive Dubai has considerably more financial firepower than Kuwait, along with everything Kuwait never had and never tried to build.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
The kind that the Iranians have had no problem so far either disabling or deterring with firepower from drones.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
One of the unspoken truths about the Tortuga Music Festival is that while its country-music firepower is undeniable, some of its best moments have come in the frenzy of fans who pack stages for party-rap performers such as Flo Rida, Nelly, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg and Ludacris.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
The earliest among the Islamic empires to use firepower were the Ottomans, a Turkish empire that soon gained expertise in producing gunpowder and armaments.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
The kind that the Iranians have had no problem so far either disabling or deterring with firepower from drones.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
One of the unspoken truths about the Tortuga Music Festival is that while its country-music firepower is undeniable, some of its best moments have come in the frenzy of fans who pack stages for party-rap performers such as Flo Rida, Nelly, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg and Ludacris.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
The earliest among the Islamic empires to use firepower were the Ottomans, a Turkish empire that soon gained expertise in producing gunpowder and armaments.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firepower
Noun
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The power of an orator who can, in this way, fuse feeling and doctrine is immense.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The American president's agenda has striking parallels with the way the Hungarian leader used the levers of government to tilt the media, judiciary and electoral system to keep his party in power for 16 years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her talents at combining foods from a broad swath of the map into a cohesive narrative is the restaurant’s greatest strength, and also its guidepost for possibilities yet to be realized.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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But the company told a good story last quarter, with strength in industrial and data center.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday Ukraine is ready to mirror any ceasefire steps, having earlier proposed to Russia a pause in attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure over the Orthodox Easter holiday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Inflation ran hot in March as a result of higher energy costs tied to the Iran war, which has constrained the flow of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil supply.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Athena unites all these capabilities in a single, rugged, autonomous platform built for search and rescue.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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Ruiz will spearhead the strategy and rollout of new products, technologies and capabilities under Nielsen’s measurement science arm, with a particular focus on driving innovation across Nielsen’s measurement solutions and enhancements for clients.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That feeling can present in many ways — rumination, a knot in your throat or your chest, an unease in your stomach, the tensing of muscles.—
Goth Shakira
Contributing,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The mucus coughed into his hands, sometimes blood, both the reality of his lung muscles straining so much.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On January 27, 1973, the United States and the governments of North and South Vietnam signed the Paris Peace Accords, negotiated by Kissinger, in his capacity as Nixon’s national-security adviser, and the North Vietnamese diplomat Le Duc Tho.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Analysts also note that US minesweeping capacity alone is limited.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Firepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firepower. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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