1
as in dominions
the right or means to command or control others
the emir has nearly complete power over the emirate
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as in faculties
a natural ability of the mind or body
dogs have a very highly developed power of smell
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as in energies
something with a usable capacity for doing work
nuclear power
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Recent Examples of powers
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The step aims to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign powers for high-thrust engines.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
The emerging technology powers Goose, or the company's open-source AI agent framework designed to connect large language models to software engineering tasks.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 May 2026
This will fall on deaf ears, because the powers that be haven't taken the fans into account when making big decisions in quite some time (the real, passionate fans, anyway).
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Sandwiched between two hegemonic powers and facing an uncertain future, an emerging generation of artists, writers, and designers began exploring new areas of subjectivity.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The grottoes, just a half-mile in, are well worth visiting to see an example of the erosive powers of water and time.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
This frustrating bureaucratic situation has been part of California’s landscape for 50-plus years and there’s been no hope to rein in the abuses, but the tide seems to be turning following a variety of court cases and legislative efforts to limit the commission’s powers.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Charter Reform Committee members have supported dividing the city attorney’s role, citing a need for separation of the office’s powers.
—City News Service, Daily News, 1 May 2026
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
How Wisconsin's solar battery park powers 130,000 homes The Paris Solar farm began producing power in December 2024 and generates 200 megawatts of renewable electricity during the day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
By design Congress is supposed to serve as a check on the executive branch through budgetary, legislative and oversight powers.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The step aims to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign powers for high-thrust engines.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
The emerging technology powers Goose, or the company's open-source AI agent framework designed to connect large language models to software engineering tasks.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 May 2026
This will fall on deaf ears, because the powers that be haven't taken the fans into account when making big decisions in quite some time (the real, passionate fans, anyway).
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Sandwiched between two hegemonic powers and facing an uncertain future, an emerging generation of artists, writers, and designers began exploring new areas of subjectivity.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The grottoes, just a half-mile in, are well worth visiting to see an example of the erosive powers of water and time.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
This frustrating bureaucratic situation has been part of California’s landscape for 50-plus years and there’s been no hope to rein in the abuses, but the tide seems to be turning following a variety of court cases and legislative efforts to limit the commission’s powers.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Charter Reform Committee members have supported dividing the city attorney’s role, citing a need for separation of the office’s powers.
—City News Service, Daily News, 1 May 2026
Verb
Researchers are adapting the magnetron—the same component that powers microwave ovens—to provide the 10 megawatts of power required for ADS.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
How Wisconsin's solar battery park powers 130,000 homes The Paris Solar farm began producing power in December 2024 and generates 200 megawatts of renewable electricity during the day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for powers
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And they are captivated by a vision of an imperial federation, with a parliament in London, where Britain would be an important partner, but just one, and where Canada and the other dominions would have representation.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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The researchers also announced a contest with a $200,000 prize pool on the popular machine learning competition site Kaggle for outside researchers to help build evaluations for the five cognitive faculties where existing benchmark tests are weakest.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Strange occurrences quickly destabilize the group, with the writer becoming increasingly unhinged, convinced the location has an inexplicable hold over her creative faculties.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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If ultraheavy nuclei contribute significantly at the highest energies, future data should indicate a composition heavier than iron.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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But the mix of both energies of these authentic polar opposites worked well together to keep the crowd laughing.—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The government has methodically tightened internet censorship and established increasingly stringent controls over online activities, causing rumblings and rare public expressions of discontent.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Residential environments currently lack the power density, redundancy, physical security, and environmental controls that enterprise workloads require.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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Other impacts of marine heat waves Harmful algal blooms are among the most visible effects, forming when warm, slow-moving water fuels rapid algae growth.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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High prices are also driving more interest in green fuels, said Håkan Agnevall of marine and energy technology manufacturer Wartsila.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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The indictment also charges Synergy with violations of the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws due to river pollution from debris from the wreckage of both the ship and the bridge.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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Near MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, for example, one hotel that normally charges around $200 a night was advertising a rate of $800 on nights around June World Cup matches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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More and more, the basic overshadows the basketball, and sophomoric reigns supreme.—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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But in the quantum realm, randomness reigns; a particle comes with multiple quantum states, collapsing to just one of them in unpredictable ways.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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With Balanchine—whose brush with Bradley came after his precocious beginnings with the Ballets Russes but before his immigration to America and eventual founding of New York City Ballet—Footer pushes hard on not much more than the fact that the two choreographers shared dancers and proclivities.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Besides, May pushes you to venture out of your comfort zone professionally, whether through travel, publishing or education.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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“Powers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powers. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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