high-powered

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Recent Examples of high-powered The Patriots’ offense was not as efficient or high-powered in last Sunday’s win over the Falcons when Stevenson and Boutte were not on the field. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 Michelle is high-powered enough to have appeared on the covers of Time and Forbes, and to have been photographed with another famous Michelle (Obama). Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025 Through three weeks, University City boasted one of the most efficient and high-powered offenses in San Diego County. Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025 Meyers would help make the Minnesota offense one of the most high-powered and dangerous in the NFL. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-powered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-powered
Adjective
  • That dynamic duo combined to strike out nine while scattering seven hits and three walks, with the hard-throwing Owen notching six of the strikeouts.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And that dynamic slowly, slowly, slowly shifted to being the right direction.
    Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • That vigorous growth can actually be a fun talking point for kids learning about how plants behave differently — and why some need a little extra management.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Mowing may be time consuming but is a critical part of maintaining a vigorous lawn.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Not to mention the robust grassroots hockey system for girls hockey in the area, with programs such as Little Caesars and Honey Baked already represented in the league by Boston Fleet captain Megan Keller, and top prospect Kirsten Simms.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The other is driven from the top, where production-grade use cases demand robust data infrastructure, engineering rigor, and governance.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Take, for example, Wiseman's words on one of Orientale's prominent features.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • George Welsh’s father, James, was a prominent and wealthy real estate magnate in Kansas City.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Lane, though, not only captures Willy’s ordinariness and his ubiquity, which is no small achievement for so famous an actor, but also his optimism, his foundational, near-Trumpian belief in a coming Very Big Deal for either him or his sons.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The celebrated restaurant in the Roma Norte neighborhood is most famous for its whole red snapper painted in vibrant swaths of red chile and green parsley sauces, but the menu is filled with must-try seafood (like the impeccable tuna tostadas).
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Outside of work, Porter loves to spend time with his wife and very energetic 2 year old son.
    Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Smith was bubbly and energetic, loved by her family and friends at Highland Park Academy, Maddox said.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Inspired by the flavors of Italy, the event included a five-course masterpiece dinner prepared by renowned chefs, a variety of chamber music performances, and more.
    Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Jill Scott, for those who don’t know, is a renowned three-time Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, poet and actress.
    Ryan Brennan April 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • As Orbán over the past decade took a forceful stance against migrants and refugees and proclaimed himself Europe's champion of illiberal Christian democracy, Budapest became a magnet for American conservatives.
    Catherine Belton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Those strange things in the air have gotten stranger and stranger since then, but Black Angels remains as the forceful, alarming, beautiful work that brought the form of the string quartet to relevance in a shattered time.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2026

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“High-powered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-powered. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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