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
Elder, Miller and Dallas had been the stars for Lincoln all season, with Miller adding to the team’s firepower after the all-state guard transferred in from Tyler High School.
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Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
No troops and only limited firepower on the ground; everything is done from above.
—Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026
No conference in the country boasts the firepower of the SEC, which begins league play this weekend.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Iran’s approach to protecting its missile forces shows how modern warfare increasingly depends on engineering, mobility, and deception, not just firepower.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
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Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
No troops and only limited firepower on the ground; everything is done from above.
—Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026
No conference in the country boasts the firepower of the SEC, which begins league play this weekend.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Iran’s approach to protecting its missile forces shows how modern warfare increasingly depends on engineering, mobility, and deception, not just firepower.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firepower
Noun
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On Sunday, Iran continued attacks on neighbors, while Israel struck fuel depots in Tehran and threatened the Islamic Republic’s power grid.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Quiet reflection gains power as cerebral Mercury in your 12th House of Solitude trines jovial Jupiter in your comforting 4th house, guiding you through releasing past aches.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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The courage of our convictions and the strength to embody them.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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These fibers combine electrical resistivity suitable for Joule heating with exceptional strength and relatively high thermal conductivity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Those increases have translated to energy markets, with jet fuel being the most affected, potentially leading to a rise in ticket prices later in the year.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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If you’re exhausted by life, you’re allowed to cancel plans — even fun ones — to restore your energy.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Building a fuller wardrobe With the investment, Situationist is scaling its manufacturing capabilities.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Over the past decade, researchers have enhanced its capabilities through artificial intelligence and machine learning to help the robot better understand and respond to its surroundings.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The projectile took a path through tissue and muscle but avoided vital organs and left the back of his neck, Gross testified earlier in the trial, which began last week.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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The issue was surrounding his leg amputation surgery, a procedure that involves stretching the muscles and suturing them to provide the bone with padding.—
Jacob Louraine,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Iran had been building that capacity in Iraq since the 1980s, cultivating Shia political networks, exile parties and militia groups during and after the Iran-Iraq War and beyond with the explicit goal of ensuring a post-Saddam Iraq would never again threaten Iranian security.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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That’s because one way a district can qualify for financial hardship is to have bond indebtedness of at least 60% of the total bonding capacity.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Firepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firepower. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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