powering

present participle of power

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for powering
Verb
  • How many of them will still be generating leads from those same ads in three years without continuing to pay for every single click?
    Landon Murie, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • As radio waves travel across the universe, interstellar gas muddies them, generating a characteristic delay in the signal that depends on frequency.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Incumbents have run on the perception that the transplants who have moved into working-class neighborhoods are pushing residents out while imposing their politics on more moderate communities of color.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Late-stage trial results from Cosmo Pharmaceuticals, Pelage Pharmaceuticals and Veradermics are now pushing new options toward pharmacy shelves, with one program already pursuing parallel approval in the United States and Europe.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Delivering zero-emission fueling operations, the vehicle ensures reliable and efficient fuel transfer.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This pattern activates the energizing side of the nervous system—increasing alertness, supporting oxygen uptake and creating a focused, ready state.
    Sherry McAllister, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The Sun, planet of self-expression, enters your sign, energizing your 1st House of Identity with vitality that boosts your confidence and creates a glow in first impressions.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Other popular dating services aren’t charging for AI matchmaking features.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • Prosecutors allege prolonged neglect According to charging documents cited by WNEM-TV5, prosecutors allege Casper was immobile, was not provided proper medical care or adequate nutrition, and was forced to live in unsafe conditions before his death.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Alex Freeman emerged as a breakout star of this young World Cup, scoring an electrifying goal in America’s big win over Australia last week.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • On Instagram, the 45-year-old beauty shows off the electrifying view of the field and the crowds from her seat.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Abolishing the filibuster, passing the SAVE America Act, firing the Senate parliamentarian – the president wants all of it.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • In all, the show is expected to span the lower East River in the Seaport District, the lower Hudson River in collaboration with Jersey City and the Brooklyn Bridge, firing from six barges and providing miles of public viewing.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Taking them out of the equation and switching the play past them is the right approach.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Their powertrains are often mechanically complex, expensive, and sometimes slow to respond when switching between different power sources.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 June 2026

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“Powering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powering. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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