POWERED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

powered

verb

past tense of power

as in generated

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Recent Examples of powered Eco Effort All Maybourne London hotels are powered by 100% renewable electricity, and a solar power farm in Essex is underway. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026 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

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The defeat was followed by an ugly postgame brawl that ran counter to the positive vibes Argentina generated in 2022 and has since brought significant punishment.

— Asli Pelit, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Those vents allow the heat generated by your TV to escape, but when dust blocks them, the internal system can overheat, forcing your TV to work harder.

— Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of generated

Verb

Yet the line was electrified by induction from adjacent lines again in 2018, electrocuting a lineman who touched the conductor, the court filing said.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Port officials say nuclear power could become one source of the clean, around-the-clock electricity needed as port infrastructure becomes increasingly electrified.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of electrified

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Rather than accompanying Los Tigres, which tend to lean in the direction of Las Vegas, Dudamel energized them.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Miami is 10 points behind Nashville in the Eastern Conference standings and three points ahead of the surging Chicago Fire, who have a game in hand and are energized with the arrival of Polish star Robert Lewandowski.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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Last year, just weeks after the homicide, Solano County prosecutors charged Evans with fatally shooting 19-year-old Tamarcus Williams on the 300 block of West Texas Street in Fairfield, court records show.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
For more than five decades, the Department has been charged with protecting and humanely managing wild horses and burros on public lands.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of charged

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The feature is only available when a driver has activated Uber’s Record My Ride feature and enabled live streaming, according to information Uber provided to Mashable.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
The sight had activated an ancient and superstitious circuit in my brain that insisted the sun simply shouldn't look this way.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of activated

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Panettiere said she was fired from a decade-plus brand deal with Neutrogena after speaking out about postpartum depression in a 2015 interview on national TV.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Abreu hit a smash to first baseman Bryce Eldridge, who dove to knock it down, then fired a throw home.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of fired

Verb

All told, more than 40,000 Californians switched their licenses over those two years.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026
Nuno switched to a 4-2-3-1 formation against Southampton and Mukasa will hope to play a prominent role as an attacking midfielder as West Ham face a trip to Watford, followed by successive home games against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Derby County.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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