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
  • These vortices are called flux ropes, and satellites had previously observed small flux ropes—but our work helped uncover how they are generated.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Louisville Tourism estimates that Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life generated nearly $43 million in local economic impact in 2025.
    Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Thursday Rinderknecht's attorney, Steve Haney, pushed for a hearing for his release, per Reuters, ABC 7, and FOX 11.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Lutnick, who has said he is heavily invested in cryptocurrency, has also pushed for pro-crypto policies during his tenure.
    Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This alienated moderates within his party but electrified disaffected voters.
    Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • With Mike Conley injured and Donte DiVincenzo and Nickeil Alexander-Walker struggling at point guard against the nasty Rockets defense, coach Chris Finch turned to Dillingham, and Dillingham electrified the Wolves.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His death energized efforts to expand Turning Point's reach, which already had a considerable presence on college and high school campuses.
    Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Both of their respective performances have energized a struggling offense that sits at 2-5 entering their Week 8 rematch against the Eagles.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But last week, the company was declared a transnational criminal organization by United States authorities, and Chen was charged in absentia in New York with money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, along with several associates.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • An upstate New York prosecutor announced that a Buffalo man has been charged with murder after fire officials found his girlfriend and a newborn dead while responding to an apartment blaze.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Khalil Mack and Denzel Perryman were activated, with Denzel starting and making the first tackle.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His ribs, eyes and feet glow as the motion- and sound-activated skeleton pops to life dancing to the beat of the music.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a statement to the Washington Examiner, Osborn fired back by criticizing Ricketts, whose family owns the Chicago Cubs and founded brokerage firm TD Ameritrade, as an out-of-touch politician reliant on support from corporations and industries.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau over the summer, replacing him with Mike Brown, who should be able to spruce up the team's offense while preserving the Thibodeau-era elements that worked.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sanborn switched methods for K3, a 337-character ciphertext.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
  • On July 11, 2022, Shah switched her original plea of not guilty to guilty, taking responsibility for the fraud and money laundering charges.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Powered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powered. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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