powering

present participle of power

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Recent Examples of powering 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for powering
Verb
  • Although no policies were violated, auditors recommended stronger vetting for revenue-generating contracts, which often escape scrutiny.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Versant last month filed its first financial reckoning with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and while the breakaway entity is still generating plenty of cash, the flow has been disrupted by the ongoing rash of customer defections.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Keeping his foot on the gas also means pushing ahead with reforms.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Undocumented immigrants are not legally eligible for the health subsidies Democrats are pushing for in the negotiations.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • All the same rules as seeing a movie in a theater apply, combined with the same energizing feelings a live concert gives.
    Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Mercury and later the sun will slither through Scorpio, energizing your creative and romantic sector, sparking ideas and potential passion projects.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Factors like geography and charging accessibility are important here, analysts said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For apartment residents or those without garages, the lack of charging options makes EV adoption impractical.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For me, however bonkers, Smith’s electrifying performance has stayed with me.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Such findings defy the zero-sum formulations; indeed, Riofrancos argues, a path to zero emissions that depends on electrifying personal vehicles is the slowest path to that goal (albeit one that might not demand larger societal shifts).
    Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During the 2024 rampage, two suspects wearing masks were captured on surveillance video shuffling up a driveway and firing weapons towards the home.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The challenge today is that chatbots, which tend to work as billions of neurons connected together in dense layers, start firing en masse when the LLM is working on a response.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.
    Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just before their latest stint on the road, the band swapped drummers with Foo Fighters, switching out Ilan Rubin for Josh Freese.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since launching in 2020, Kicking The Stigma has committed more than $31 million to nonprofits expanding treatment and research.
    Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Franklin was instrumental in launching the Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation 30 years ago and has remained involved as a lifetime member of its board of directors.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Powering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powering. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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