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
Windows 11 Pro is engineered to work with your PC—not against it—so your system finally runs like the powerhouse it was built to be.
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
After a now-infamous weather delay derailed a powerhouse clash at CPKC Stadium earlier this year, Saturday night’s matchup between the Kansas City Current and Washington Spirit provided a second bite at the apple.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Featuring powerhouse performances from the entire cast, this is among Perry’s more thoughtful comedies.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
These state powerhouses both sustained narrow defeats to out-of-state opponents during opening week.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
After a now-infamous weather delay derailed a powerhouse clash at CPKC Stadium earlier this year, Saturday night’s matchup between the Kansas City Current and Washington Spirit provided a second bite at the apple.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Featuring powerhouse performances from the entire cast, this is among Perry’s more thoughtful comedies.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
These state powerhouses both sustained narrow defeats to out-of-state opponents during opening week.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for powerhouse
Noun
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Developing talent is a defining executive skill that separates short-term achievers from long-term enterprise leaders.—
Bill Koch,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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By combining coaching, speaking, digital content, and podcast appearances, Crone resonates more deeply with high achievers seeking more than external rewards.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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The demand remains constant, and in 2025, AI tools have revolutionized how side hustlers meet it.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Relations were strained but ultimately peaceful between the families until the wild and unpredictable hustler Baroness Eloise Wehrborn de Wagner-Bosquet (Ana de Armas) and her two lovers, Rudy Lorenz (Felix Kammerer) and Robert Phillipson (Toby Wallace), showed up.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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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.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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The fish were seized along with the fishing gear and highflyers, which are used to mark the beginning and end of long fishing lines.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
12 Feb. 2025
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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
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Some people are self-starters, while others require very clear guidelines and goals.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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These self-starters are American citizens, immigrants living in the country legally and illegally, and are part of a $504-million industry in L.A., according to estimates from the Economic Roundtable, a nonprofit public policy research organization.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Another team highlight, in one of the A’s most exciting wins of the season, came when Langeliers hit a go-ahead grand slam off reigning American League Cy Young Award Winner Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Los Angeles got a go-ahead two-run single from Mookie Betts in the seventh off Angel Chivilli (1-5).—
Field Level Media,
Reuters,
9 Sep. 2025
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Toward the middle of the month, your celestial ruler, Venus, will dance with go-getter Mars in your sign, turning up your charm and come-hither energy.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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With go-getter Mars moving through your sixth house of routines and due diligence, your schedule, health or work environment requires serious attention.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Powerhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerhouse. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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