powered

past tense of power

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Recent Examples of powered Inside, the Ingenieur Automatic 40 is powered by the in-house Caliber 32111, offering a robust 120-hour power reserve—an engineering feat that mirrors the endurance and performance demanded on the track. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for powered
Verb
  • Read the full Virgo Daily Horoscope This horoscope was generated automatically using information from Sanctuary.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • According to the letters, industrial sludge material generated from the mill's operations had been spread on multiple farm fields in Stella at least since 1996.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Former District 6 Councilwoman Raquel Castaneda Lopez pushed for the truck study, and current Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero has continued the effort.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Rihanna has also rotated Amina Muaddi python heels this year, while brands from Jimmy Choo to Adidas have pushed snakeskin capsules.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The visiting locker room inside Allegiant Stadium came alive Sunday afternoon, electrified by a Chicago Bears team that had, in simplest terms, found a way.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the broadcast move, the telecast was certainly electrified by performances from Busta Rhymes to Tate McRae and international girl group KATSEYE.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Felloni has energized the brand with his theatrical presentations and campaigns featuring the likes of Deneuve, Laura Dern and Susan Sarandon, winning the Designer of The Year trophy at the 2023 Footwear News Achievement Awards.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But if change was that simple, Stefanski would have made his decision Sunday or Monday, and the Browns would be fully united and energized by a switch to Gabriel.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The story of a Louisville man charged in connection to the murder of his fiancée had not fully unraveled when he was acquitted in 1991.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Stryker also faces a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 and Sonneman is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There was no official announcement from Washington that the California National Guard was being called up and sent to Oregon, just as was the case when Illinois’ governor made a similar announcement Saturday about troops in his state being activated.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The unique theatrical experiment fully activated the global Swiftie contingent, raking in $33 million domestically and another $13 million from international markets, resulting in a $46 million global haul, per Comscore.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After five seasons in New York, Tom Thibodeau was fired by the Knicks at the start of the summer.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The device sounded terrifying – an apparently new, nuclear capable IRBM, fired with multiple conventional warheads, that the Kremlin boasted could rip through European defenses.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Maryland, meanwhile, won only once after the calendar switched to October last season — 29-28 at home over USC.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Most European hotels have now switched over to bulk-sized dispensers in order to reduce plastic waste, with many only offering shampoo, body wash, or two-in-one shower gels.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Powered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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