as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
currently the President lacks the political might to push the programs through the Congress
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Recent Examples of might
There is no dispute that US retains the might.
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Quantum leadership will affect economic growth, military might, intelligence, cybersecurity, and technical sovereignty.
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Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
The 747 was once a symbol of American might, invention, progress, and populism.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
But all of these measures put together still aren’t enough to replace the financial might of the federal government.
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Megan Greenwell,
Bloomberg,
9 June 2026
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Quantum leadership will affect economic growth, military might, intelligence, cybersecurity, and technical sovereignty.
—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
The 747 was once a symbol of American might, invention, progress, and populism.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
But all of these measures put together still aren’t enough to replace the financial might of the federal government.
—
Megan Greenwell,
Bloomberg,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for might
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
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He was raised in Tiberias and Eilat, outside Israel’s traditional centers of power and influence.
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The study was small, and follow-up research has not yet confirmed those results with the same strength.
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Draw upon your well of strength.
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Name the worry out loud, then choose a small boundary that protects your energy, such as turning off notifications during a demanding task.
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The episode could add further political momentum behind decarbonization, climate adaptation, electrification, and energy-efficiency investment.
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Time and time again in the history of technology, monopolistic industry leaders that long seemed invincible—from Xerox to IBM to AT&T—have proven vulnerable to agile upstarts and technology advances that broke markets wide open by lowering costs, expanding supply and leapfrogging capabilities.
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Both the council and Congress have floated some good ideas for streamlining disaster assistance, reducing administrative burdens and improving uneven recovery capabilities among states.
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Demand for powerful chips has become essentially infinite thanks to the AI boom—yet the global supply of chips remains capped by how many EUV lithography machines one company can crank out, and by how much fab capacity one other company has available.
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The renovation will reduce capacity from 51,913 to approximately 50,000.
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Why barre keeps showing up on class schedules Barre is the low-impact entry in this lineup, blending ballet, pilates and yoga into high-repetition, small-range movements that tone muscles without battering the joints.
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Advertisement Doperak and Lund say that pickle juice is best used to treat muscle cramps, rather than prevent them.
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“Might.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/might. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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