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
Moreover, the regime still has sufficient firepower to damage Gulf oil infrastructure and imperil commercial shipping.
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Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
It is widely thought that Israel did not have the firepower to target the Fordow nuclear site, where Iran's been enriching uranium and which is buried inside a mountain.
—CBS News, 22 June 2025
Additionally, by choosing intermediary servers known to generate responses that are in some cases thousands of times bigger than the originating request, attackers can magnify the firepower available to them by a thousandfold or more.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Despite the firepower, the Liberty struggled with sputtering offense since the superteam formed in 2023.
—Fiifi Frimpong, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
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Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
It is widely thought that Israel did not have the firepower to target the Fordow nuclear site, where Iran's been enriching uranium and which is buried inside a mountain.
—CBS News, 22 June 2025
Additionally, by choosing intermediary servers known to generate responses that are in some cases thousands of times bigger than the originating request, attackers can magnify the firepower available to them by a thousandfold or more.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Despite the firepower, the Liberty struggled with sputtering offense since the superteam formed in 2023.
—Fiifi Frimpong, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firepower
Noun
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Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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Why Tacit Knowledge Often Isn't Shared Despite its power, tacit knowledge rarely flows freely.—
Wayne Yu,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Every arrest and every seizure disrupts transnational criminal groups and reflects the strength of interagency collaboration.—
Mark Michalek,
Denver Post,
28 June 2025
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Start half strength liquid fertilizer applications weekly after the seeds germinate.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Low energy is also frequently reported among folks with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)—a disorder that causes hormonal imbalances, irregular periods, and other symptoms like excessive hair growth and acne.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
23 June 2025
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Any final decision to close the waterway rests with the country's national security council, and its possibility has raised the specter of higher energy prices and aggravated geopolitical tensions, with Washington calling upon Beijing to prevent the strait's closure.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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Iran has proved willing to target countries with stronger cyber capabilities than itself, according to a 2024 threat assessment from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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That threat would initially come from Iran’s ability to share nuclear weapons with the remnants of its proxies and later from ballistic missiles as the country’s capabilities progressed.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
24 June 2025
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As muscular as Lewis-Parry already is, special makeup effects supervisor John Nolan added even more muscles on top of his massive frame, especially to his back.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 June 2025
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While most people make a full recovery with treatment, which typically involves getting injections with antitoxins, without quick care, paralysis can spread to muscles used to control breathing.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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Improving your physical stamina mainly involves cardiovascular training to increase your aerobic capacity, which is the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
19 June 2025
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Win McNamee/Getty Images Sixty years later, the post-9/11 rally around the flag showed that this American capacity to unify and mobilize in a crisis was undimmed.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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“Firepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firepower. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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