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Recent Examples of puissant Quite the puissant power house—this wine includes aromas of lavender and cedar, rum, sultanas, treacle, black cherries, pine cones and orange rind, as well as tastes that include a raspberry flush and flavors of plums, cola, figs, cocoa and black pepper. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puissant
Adjective
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
  • The impact of this powerful novel is heightened by Golden Voice narrator Nicholas Boulton’s keen understanding of its author’s purposes.
    AudioFile Magazine June 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • All of this is to say: fitness is the biggest influential player for the Dutch.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Bezos was previously married to influential philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, 55, who helped build Amazon in its early days.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Adding significant pieces on the open market is costly and risky, perhaps no more or less than daring to move on from Dobson.
    Rob Rossi, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • The company is trading at merely 0.4 times its potential revenues for 2030—a significant discount for a technology leader poised to grow from nothing to over $10 billion in revenue within a few years.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

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“Puissant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puissant. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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