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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2
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
Joseph Wilkins,sean Conlon, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
In contrast, two other new county offices that would be created by the charter package — an independent budget analyst and program auditor — have extensive descriptions of their responsibilities and powers, according to Lawson-Remer’s legislation for the charter package released on Wednesday.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
The new legislation’s expansion of corporate powers allowing nonprofits to impose fines or penalties if authorized by their governing documents and establish payment terms will also benefit associations.
—Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Klass co-authored a new essay with Dave Owen of UC Law San Francisco in the Michigan Law Review Online that examines the history and current use of presidential emergency powers on energy.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
The shark is still crazy destructive – even taking on a helicopter – but what's neat here is the return of Roy Scheider as the police chief who's voted out when the powers-that-be don't believe another beast is in the water, but who saves the day anyway.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Regional powers are likely eager for any agreement that ends the bombing campaign and restricts Iran’s military buildup.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Featuring an original storyline set in the world of James Gunn’s 2025 film, Defenders Unite will see guests head to the Fortress of Solitude, where they are recruited for a mission by Superman and granted Kryptonian powers.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The phone powers the light source while the camera captures the strip’s luminescence in real time.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 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
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China is also one of the few major powers that hasn't experienced high inflation since 2022, potentially adding to the allure of Chinese bonds over the past month.
—Joseph Wilkins,sean Conlon, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
In contrast, two other new county offices that would be created by the charter package — an independent budget analyst and program auditor — have extensive descriptions of their responsibilities and powers, according to Lawson-Remer’s legislation for the charter package released on Wednesday.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
The new legislation’s expansion of corporate powers allowing nonprofits to impose fines or penalties if authorized by their governing documents and establish payment terms will also benefit associations.
—Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Klass co-authored a new essay with Dave Owen of UC Law San Francisco in the Michigan Law Review Online that examines the history and current use of presidential emergency powers on energy.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
The shark is still crazy destructive – even taking on a helicopter – but what's neat here is the return of Roy Scheider as the police chief who's voted out when the powers-that-be don't believe another beast is in the water, but who saves the day anyway.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Regional powers are likely eager for any agreement that ends the bombing campaign and restricts Iran’s military buildup.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Featuring an original storyline set in the world of James Gunn’s 2025 film, Defenders Unite will see guests head to the Fortress of Solitude, where they are recruited for a mission by Superman and granted Kryptonian powers.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The phone powers the light source while the camera captures the strip’s luminescence in real time.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 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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Following in Pauli’s footsteps, scientists involved in the effort carefully tabulate the electrons’ energies to make stringent measurements of any excess energy that went into making the counterpart neutrinos.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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But shockingly, some cosmic rays have far, far higher energies than this.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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There was no overarching policy, no time limits for its use in the classroom, and the safety controls were leaky.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Throughput increases, operational strain decreases, and the environment begins to function as an integrated system rather than a patchwork of manual controls.—
Alex Israel,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Weekend lines formed at some of the company’s stations because its fuels are often cheaper than other distributors.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
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But now plus-size shoppers say inclusive sizing is dwindling, as the rise of GLP-1s fuels worries about a return of skinny culture – a fashion and culture resurgence in thinness.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Any pastor or priest, politician or podcaster, who charges that the modern children of Israel are anything other than the direct descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the beneficiaries of God’s unbreakable covenant with Israel, Hagee said, is not preaching the word of God.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The indictment charges Horner with strangling, smothering or asphyxiating Athena while in the course of kidnapping her.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Across the home, serenity reigns.—
Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
5 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Nintendo — which had let Hollywood Pictures take the reigns on the project — was so embarrassed by the film that the company necessitated a more hands-on approach for all future adaptations based on their products.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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As Jason’s obsession with the Box deepens, Daniela’s (Connelly) growing paranoia pushes her to the brink, threatening to tear their fragile stability apart.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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Goldhaber, meanwhile, pushes back on the idea that violent imagery is inherently harmful.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2026
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