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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Verb

In early 2025, Y Combinator reported that for a quarter of its Winter 2025 batch, roughly 95% of the codebase was AI-generated, notable for highly technical founders who would have written the software themselves a year earlier.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Industrial companies and technology firms have already secured rights to the electricity generated at the site.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of generated

Verb

The toxic environment eventually pushed Jagetz to her breaking point.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
That is, until the defense brought pressure and star defensive lineman Zach Sieler pushed past the rookie offensive lineman with ease and got to Malik Willis before the shifty quarterback could make a move.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of pushed

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Largely missing from the public discussion is the opportunity to catalyze a broader shift to alternative fuels across sectors that can’t be electrified easily.

— Justin Worland, Time, 31 July 2026
At one point the Gironde blaze created a black thundercloud, electrified and lit from within, that generated lightning, violent winds and new fires beyond the original front.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of electrified

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Zachary Robert Stacer, 22, was arrested on July 30 and charged with two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three counts of felonious assault and five counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Owen Lars Anderson, a 37-year-old man from Blacksburg, Virginia, has been charged in the case.

— Jasmine Golden, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of charged

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The updates are rolled out automatically, but the user needs to restart the browser for the fixes to be activated.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
However, Daniel Palencia will pitch at Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday and could be activated soon, resuming his closer role.

— Greg Jewett, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of activated

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Over the weekend, the Houthis fired missiles at two Saudi oil complexes on the Red Sea coast.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Police said at the time that multiple suspects arrived in a Chevy Equinox, and a passenger in the car fired a pistol before the driver got out and sprayed the residence with bullets from a rifle.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of fired

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Johnson, a onetime Democrat who switched to the Republican Party in 2023, explicitly called out California and New York in an interview with NPR.

— Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Some farmers switched to water-efficient crops, and others didn't irrigate at all on parts of their land, according to the Colorado Sun.

— Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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