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an extremely powerful nation
The country had become an economic superpower.
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Recent Examples of superpowers
Ballerini also fielded questions from patients, discussing preferred superpowers and her favorite fast food.
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Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Over the course of its wildly wonderful seven seasons, the CW series saw its cast solve murders, face off against cults, go to prison, fight bears, go back in time, and gain superpowers — and, somehow, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Robinson is the favorite to start, which would mean Towns sliding over to power forward, which mutes some of his offensive superpowers.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
One of the superpowers students learn in trades school, in any discipline, is problem-solving.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Because all of us have superpowers.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
While Atom is trying to manipulate Hermit into becoming the eyeball monster’s new human host, Joe first hides in a cage — in one of the episode’s most enjoyably scary scenes — before Wendy comes to her brother’s rescue, using her machine-controlling superpowers to stop Atom cold.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
At the time, the character was 17 and owed his bendy superpowers to eating a mythical fruit.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
The '90s icon talks about bonding with her kids, having mom friends, and her parenting superpowers.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Over the course of its wildly wonderful seven seasons, the CW series saw its cast solve murders, face off against cults, go to prison, fight bears, go back in time, and gain superpowers — and, somehow, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Robinson is the favorite to start, which would mean Towns sliding over to power forward, which mutes some of his offensive superpowers.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
One of the superpowers students learn in trades school, in any discipline, is problem-solving.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Because all of us have superpowers.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
While Atom is trying to manipulate Hermit into becoming the eyeball monster’s new human host, Joe first hides in a cage — in one of the episode’s most enjoyably scary scenes — before Wendy comes to her brother’s rescue, using her machine-controlling superpowers to stop Atom cold.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
At the time, the character was 17 and owed his bendy superpowers to eating a mythical fruit.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
The '90s icon talks about bonding with her kids, having mom friends, and her parenting superpowers.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superpowers
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Meanwhile, Minnesota and Illinois are considering bills that would grant rideshare workers comparable collective bargaining powers.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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Luminate’s sales, streaming and airplay data powers Billboard’s charts.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
4 Oct. 2025
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What states have reported listeria cases?—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Vought posted on the social media site X that the Energy Department funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Tamale, an important trading hub in northern Ghana, is known for its fugu clothing, a type of smock with roots in the Malian and Songhai empires.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The robber barons and telecom wildcatters borrowed to build their empires, and dragged their financiers down with them when the music stopped.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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America’s most steadfast allies in this bit of the 21st century are the Gulf monarchies, true and unapologetic kingdoms big on pomp and light on participation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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It was set so far after the different kingdoms, fiefdoms and ruling factions have grown.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Superpowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superpowers. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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