1
: amount of power expressed in watts
2
: dynamic or mental energy or appeal
the celebrity's high wattage
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Use a bulb with low wattage.
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Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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—Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Hollywood needed to put on a show, to put itself in the spotlight, to self-mythologize, and to use the wattage of its stars to draw attention to its less famous craftsmen.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The wattage from that theatrical result not only awakens the IP’s flame, but extends it across the parks, merchandise as well as the generational appeal for the franchise to come.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Pedro Pascal, Tyler Perry, Ana de Armas, Tom Cruise and the body-swapping Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are upping the wattage of this season’s hottest films.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Hollywood needed to put on a show, to put itself in the spotlight, to self-mythologize, and to use the wattage of its stars to draw attention to its less famous craftsmen.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The wattage from that theatrical result not only awakens the IP’s flame, but extends it across the parks, merchandise as well as the generational appeal for the franchise to come.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wattage
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“Wattage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wattage. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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wattage
noun
watt·age
ˈwät-ij 
: amount of power expressed in watts
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