higher power

noun

: a spirit or being (such as God) that has great power, strength, knowledge, etc., and that can affect nature and the lives of people
belief in a higher power

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The increase was primarily driven by higher power sales and solar renewable energy credits revenue. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025 Levi Dittman’s mom, Gretchen Dittmann, is convinced that there was a higher power at play. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025 Those who stick around and suffer a formal censure from their governing academic body usually — but not automatically — face removal from office by a higher power (typically the university’s board of trustees, or the state’s governor). Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025 For now, some pharmacists are turning to a higher power for protection. Flávia Milhorance, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for higher power

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“Higher power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20power. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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