1
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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as in letting
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empowering
Rabat has also been credited with empowering local women and youth through reading and fighting illiteracy, especially among underserved communities.
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Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
The legal right spent decades empowering the presidency.
—Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Within this discourse, the lines between creators and consumers of information increasingly blur, thus potentially empowering audiences.
—Daniel Jackson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Exercise should feel empowering rather than like a chore.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, empowering hiring managers with clear guidelines and decision-making authority can speed up the process without compromising accountability.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Right now, Mercury and Neptune are forging an alliance in your motivated 10th house, empowering your public path.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
By modernizing access to materials and instruction, Home Depot invested much of its resources across the past five decades into empowering homeowners to renovate kitchens, build decks, landscape yards and do so much more all by themselves.
—Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Heather dramatically expanded access to legal education in her years at Yale, empowering students to use the law to change lives for the better.
—Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
The legal right spent decades empowering the presidency.
—Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Within this discourse, the lines between creators and consumers of information increasingly blur, thus potentially empowering audiences.
—Daniel Jackson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Exercise should feel empowering rather than like a chore.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, empowering hiring managers with clear guidelines and decision-making authority can speed up the process without compromising accountability.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Right now, Mercury and Neptune are forging an alliance in your motivated 10th house, empowering your public path.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
By modernizing access to materials and instruction, Home Depot invested much of its resources across the past five decades into empowering homeowners to renovate kitchens, build decks, landscape yards and do so much more all by themselves.
—Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Heather dramatically expanded access to legal education in her years at Yale, empowering students to use the law to change lives for the better.
—Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowering
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The system reduces energy costs for hydrogen production while enabling the co-production of chemical feedstocks, thereby enhancing the economic viability of green hydrogen.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Quantum computers calculate in fractions of a second what would have taken classical supercomputers septillions of years, enabling us to create personalized pharmaceuticals and materials with extraordinary properties.—
David Awschalom,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Slow Avdija's running mates The Spurs’ defense, though mostly solid so far, has had a nasty habit of letting one of Portland’s guards get going in each of the three games of the series.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Apr. 2026
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That’s the Freeling family — never letting their offensive lineman-of-a-third-born-sibling getting a big head.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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Adobe's board on Tuesday showed its own belief in the business outlook and the stock, authorizing a new $25 billion share repurchase program.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Last week, Kansas City passed an ordinance authorizing the City Manager Mario Vasquez to negotiate a deal with up to $600 million in public bonds and tax increment financing toward a new stadium.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 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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Over a dozen people were arrested on suspicion of helping the escapees, including another inmate in the jail and a jail maintenance worker who is accused of shutting off water to the toilet, allowing escapees to remove it.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Empowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowering. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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