POWERING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

powering

verb

present participle of power

as in generating

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Recent Examples of powering The iGen 2200 has no problem powering many of the essential appliances in your RV simultaneously and has 2200 starting watts of power. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 Take the examples of the second season of Amazon Prime’s Fallout and Netflix’s first season of Ransom Canyon, which made headlines last year by powering their base camps with solar power. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 In terms of scale, this means that NFPA 855 covers systems as small as a those capable of powering an average American home for one day, all the way up to the largest systems that can provide backup power for entire towns. — Erin Smith, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 Capable of powering 1 million homes for one hour all at once, the Waratah Super Battery is meant to stabilize Australia’s power grid. — Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025

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His team is still generating preclinical data to justify doing it for the advanced maternal age group.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
The study from August found that many models may avoid generating content around familiar conspiracies, but can generally be manipulated into creating misleading material.

— Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of generating

Verb

Consider mixing and matching energizing snacks, such as adding almonds to Greek yogurt or topping oatmeal with sliced bananas.

— Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026
Trump has been campaigning across the country despite not being up for reelection in hopes of energizing voters to get them to the polls.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of energizing

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Florida has had a tortured relationship with this Biden-era money, originally intended to bolster states’ public charging networks for electric cars.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
There were heiress ghosts and cat ghosts and soldier ghosts charging through forests.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of charging

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The Cougars stuffed all the ways Utah likes to run the ball until Dampier took matters into his own hands and posted a season high in rushing in electrifying style.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Under Porter's direction, the ensemble mines every beat for honest friction, turning a century-old battle over dignity and artistic ownership into an electrifying stage presence.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of electrifying

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after Sunday's come-from-in-front overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals that Schottenheimer remains the Cowboys' coach and firing him is not a looming move.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The Tigers only had six QB hurries, partly due to Jackson escaping the pocket and firing balls out quickly.

— PJ Green November 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of firing

Verb

The celebrities sucked up a lot of air, and so the show leaned in, switching to all-celebrity casts.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Anthropic’s launch of Claude Duet may be partly defensive, giving Claude Pro and Max users a way to hand off more of their daily tasks without switching to a rival’s assistant.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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