as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
that architectural firm probably doesn't have the creative horsepower to produce a truly innovative design
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Recent Examples of horsepower
Rivian has offered a Performance Package update for several years, which can add both horsepower and range.
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Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The new four-door GT will use three electric motors to make around 1,000 brake horsepower and have a range of around 400 miles, numbers that have become the new standard, more or less, for luxury EVs.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
The Grand Sport boasts 535 horsepower from the new engine, but the additional 186 horsepower from the dual powertrain system takes the Grand Sport X to a whopping 721 horsepower.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Canning, who lives at the bottom of a valley, has a one horsepower sump pump, a high capacity machine, to help prevent his basement from flooding.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The new four-door GT will use three electric motors to make around 1,000 brake horsepower and have a range of around 400 miles, numbers that have become the new standard, more or less, for luxury EVs.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
The Grand Sport boasts 535 horsepower from the new engine, but the additional 186 horsepower from the dual powertrain system takes the Grand Sport X to a whopping 721 horsepower.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Canning, who lives at the bottom of a valley, has a one horsepower sump pump, a high capacity machine, to help prevent his basement from flooding.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horsepower
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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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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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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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
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“Horsepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horsepower. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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