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
Despite its affordable £15,000 price tag, the company insists the robot is a tool to empower workers rather than replace them, handling routine tasks so humans can tackle more complex, collaborative challenges.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Exercise should feel empowering rather than like a chore.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
Love Leading with love or care in the workplace is paramount for creating a supportive and inclusive environment where individuals feel valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.
—Rebecca Ahmed, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
States are empowered under Article 1, Section 4, of the Constitution to conduct elections and set the time, place and manner of those elections.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Exercise should feel empowering rather than like a chore.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
Love Leading with love or care in the workplace is paramount for creating a supportive and inclusive environment where individuals feel valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.
—Rebecca Ahmed, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
States are empowered under Article 1, Section 4, of the Constitution to conduct elections and set the time, place and manner of those elections.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
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The full expansion enables adults with incomes of up to 138% of the federal poverty level — amounting to $22,025 for a single person this year — to be eligible for Medicaid, the government program covering people with low incomes or disabilities.—
Phil Galewitz,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Marketing professor Jonah Berger emphasizes that understanding linguistics can enhance our communication skills, enabling us to fit in, persuade, engage, and positively influence others, especially with the aid of advanced language analysis tools and his SPEACC Framework.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Choose one interaction to handle with calm and clarity today, and let that set a steadier tone for everything that follows.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Start the conversation, make your point clearly, and let the response shape what happens next instead of adjusting midstream.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Philly led by as many as 23 points in Game 6 and didn’t allow any Celtic to score 20 points.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Nexstar contends the deal would strengthen TV station economics, allowing stations to bolster their news gathering and expand the number of newscasts.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Empower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empower. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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