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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for powering
  1. generating
  2. pushing
  3. fueling
  4. energizing
  5. charging
  6. electrifying
  7. firing
  8. switching
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  • The trip to the UK and the family vacation have demonstrated once again that Markle remains one of the figures most capable of generating international buzz.
    — Amaia Odriozola, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The employees generating the most output are not necessarily producing the most value.
    — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of generating
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  • Nvidia’s chips are essential to AI data centers, pushing its business to stratospheric heights.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Chawinga is busy pushing Black excellence for her own country, Malawi, by leading the nation’s women’s soccer team in its Women’s Africa Cup of Nations debut.
    — PJ Green July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • Delivering zero-emission fueling operations, the vehicle ensures reliable and efficient fuel transfer.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of fueling
Verb
  • Meetings that used to feel energizing start feeling like endurance events.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • On July 21, Jupiter will meet with Uranus in a harmonious sextile, creating an energizing connection between our personal expansion and the changes available to us at this time.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of energizing
Verb
  • Allen was blanketed in coverage, a linebacker in front of him and a safety charging from behind.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children.
    — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of charging
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  • And Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom loomed as a potentially electrifying acquisition.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This electrifying comeback proved Rush's enduring power and ability to captivate audiences, even in a new configuration.
    — David Chiu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of electrifying
Verb
  • Four Grucci employees, led by a young crew chief named Alyson, were ending their workday by test-firing one last hand grenade and one last groundburst simulator.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Moments later, an armed bystander stepped in and began firing at the suspect, according to Koehn.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of firing
Verb
  • And while there’s fun to be had with the premise of the three characters constantly and accidentally switching places — most often in the middle of a space fight) — the meandering script unfortunately tries to do too much.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Training camp for the Kansas City Chiefs began on July 29, and even with the program only days in, the 36-year-old tight end felt like switching up his appearance with changes to his facial hair.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of switching

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