as in achiever
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
from the very start of her singing career, she had a reputation for being a very determined powerhouse
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Recent Examples of powerhouse
This tangy shape-shifter has endured millennia of social and technological evolution and has emerged a culinary powerhouse many cooks can’t live or leaven without.
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Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Related Stories Organized by the Series Mania Institute and Beta, the indie European TV-film powerhouse, Series Mania weighs in as one of Europe’s prestige development labs, focusing on filmmakers and TV directors aiming to make their first drama series as its driving creative force.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Artificial intelligence powerhouse Anthropic’s battle with the Pentagon has sparked some soul-searching in Silicon Valley that could reshape the tech sector’s complicated relationship with war and the White House.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Jeff Webb, the entrepreneur who founded and built the cheerleading powerhouse Varsity Spirit, has died at 76 following an accident.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Related Stories Organized by the Series Mania Institute and Beta, the indie European TV-film powerhouse, Series Mania weighs in as one of Europe’s prestige development labs, focusing on filmmakers and TV directors aiming to make their first drama series as its driving creative force.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Artificial intelligence powerhouse Anthropic’s battle with the Pentagon has sparked some soul-searching in Silicon Valley that could reshape the tech sector’s complicated relationship with war and the White House.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Jeff Webb, the entrepreneur who founded and built the cheerleading powerhouse Varsity Spirit, has died at 76 following an accident.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powerhouse
Noun
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Among history’s Polish names of leaders and achievers, Madame Marie Curie, the Polish-French physicist and chemist, is a clear favorite from my classroom history days.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Failure to mention or recognize the disabilities of Black achievers contributes to erasure and works against inclusivity.—
Terri Huggins Hart,
Parents,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the movie, Kay becomes involved with the young Ping-Pong hustler Marty Mauser, played by Timothée Chalamet.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are already apps for booking private jets—FlyHouse delivers a selection of charter aircraft in just 30 seconds, for example—but Revaire also connects you to a network of highfliers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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The movie starts on high, with rapturous views of the Manhattan skyline and David King (Denzel Washington), one of the city’s highfliers, pacing on the balcony of his penthouse on the Brooklyn waterfront.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Columbus is a melting pot of enterprisers, its residents a blend of locals, transplants and newbies drawn by business and academia.—
Wendy Pramik,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2018
Noun
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The company introduced patent technologies, such as, the electric self-starter, mass production breakthroughs, and automatic transmissions – making modern transportation accessible.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Builders epitomize attributes like risk taking, a sense of agency and a self-starter attitude, says Ritterbush.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
20 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Offer appropriate praise directed at the child, without bringing up to their go-getter siblings or top-of-the-class cousins.—
Wayne Parker,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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Your co-ruler, go-getter Mars, enters the same sector on March 2, which throws more fuel behind any endeavor tied to expressing yourself or being more spontaneous and lighthearted with your nearest and dearest.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Following Siakam’s go-ahead basket, Derrick White missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have given the Celtics the win.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Eddy Piñeiro’s ensuing point-after kick pushed the 49ers ahead 17-16; Piñeiro missed the final PAT after Purdy’s go-ahead strike to McCaffrey.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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And upon her return, Dana is a live wire.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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