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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for powered
  1. generated
  2. pushed
  3. electrified
  4. energized
  5. charged
  6. activated
  7. fired
  8. switched
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  • This would be consistent with the idea that this volcano is fueled by stably residing mantle melts as opposed to transient magmas generated by subduction or hotspots.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
  • Rumors have been swirling around the details of the third entry in the Black Panther series for years — many of them generated by members of the film’s high-profile cast.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 July 2026
Definition of generated
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  • President Joe Biden successfully pushed to move South Carolin a to the front of Democrats' 2024 calendar after the state revived his struggling 2020 presidential campaign.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • Why the Navy is investing in counter-UUV capability The proliferation of UUVs among potential adversaries has pushed undersea autonomous threat response up the Navies priority list.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of pushed
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  • For the latest generation—the sixth since 1994—all RAV4s are electrified.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • Round of 32, Mexico 2-0 Ecuador The thunder and lightning that delayed kick-off by an hour electrified the Estadio Azteca and spurred Mexico on to their most comprehensive performance of the competition.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of electrified
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  • For now, the Padres are only three games out of wild-card position and at least briefly energized by a tactical shift.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • For 10 years, Party at the Polls has energized the voting experience with music, food, and culture.
    — Kyle Lierman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of energized
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  • Ponce was charged in the March 2022 shooting death of John Reyes, 21, at a party in north Fort Worth.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
  • D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been charged with killing and dismembering the 14-year-old.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Definition of charged
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  • In one incident, a child activated bear spray in a crowd; in another, officers recovered a gun after chasing another youth, police said.
    — Nathan Pilling July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • The right-handed closer is scheduled to be activated Wednesday — fittingly, when 40,000 fans will receive an Díaz bobblehead — after missing three months because of right elbow surgery.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of activated
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  • Kelly, 59, who earned $478,000 prize money, fired rounds of 66, 68, 68, 68.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • In a separate incident last week, an officer fired one shot at a woman who was accused of shooting a handgun at trees in a far south Fort Worth neighborhood on Belshire Court.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Definition of fired
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  • The lawsuit was filed in November 2023, three months after the Wisconsin Supreme Court switched from majority conservative control to a majority of liberal justices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • At the Rome, Italy, premiere of Brand New Day, Holland switched things up by using a different name for his wife.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of switched

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