1
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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2
as in to let
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empower
In the 1950s, Ross started the Los Angeles chapter of the Community Service Organization (CSO) that sought to empower even more people.
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Olivia Flores Jourdane, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Not everyone is sold on the idea of empowering counties to impose a new tax.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
The real threat to Jewish communities is violence-inciting white supremacists and those who empower their attacks on our civil liberties.
—Nikki Morse, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Despite its strong perspective, there are no expectations to encounter it in a certain way, which is a rare and empowering thing in VR.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Flores Jourdane, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Not everyone is sold on the idea of empowering counties to impose a new tax.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
The real threat to Jewish communities is violence-inciting white supremacists and those who empower their attacks on our civil liberties.
—Nikki Morse, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Despite its strong perspective, there are no expectations to encounter it in a certain way, which is a rare and empowering thing in VR.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empower
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Here, a magnetic field and mechanical compression are used to create fusion conditions, aka extreme heat, for compressing plasma inside a reactor to enable the production and extraction of energy.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Mar. 2025
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The plan suggests that DOGE could save $2 trillion over 18 months, enabling the distribution of $400 billion among approximately 79 million taxpayers, resulting in checks of $5,000 each.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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For smaller pools, playing it safe and letting others make mistakes is often the best move.—
Kilty Cleary,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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The wife of the younger couple plays deaf and lets disturbing information slide by.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The source requested anonymity fearing retribution and because they are not authorized to speak publicly.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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This unique legislation authorized American citizens to claim uninhabited islands containing guano deposits anywhere in the world on behalf of the United States.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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From repurposing sets and actors playing multiple roles to various aural and visual motifs that all contribute to a sense of disorientation and déjà vu, the movie is filled with moments that allow the audience to intimately share the protagonist’s experience.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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UPenn was sued last month by former athletes on its women's swimming program as well as the Ivy League Council of Presidents and other athletic organizations, for allowing transgender athlete Lia Thomas to compete against them.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Empower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empower. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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