with authority
idiom
: with the confident quality of someone who knows a lot about something or who is respected or obeyed by other people
She spoke with authority about the history of the building.
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Craig Jelinek, who’s led Club holding Costco (COST) since 2012 and has been at the wholesale retailer for nearly four decades, checks this box with authority.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
The best version of McDermott’s defense probably features a pair of safeties who can be trusted to rotate late in the play clock and squeeze throwing windows down the seams with authority.
—Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Teammates had never seen technique like his, and Ichiro’s own manager questioned his ability to pull the ball with authority.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
And like many of the best electric cars, the 23-foot-long Arc Sport accelerates with authority.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
The best version of McDermott’s defense probably features a pair of safeties who can be trusted to rotate late in the play clock and squeeze throwing windows down the seams with authority.
—Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Teammates had never seen technique like his, and Ichiro’s own manager questioned his ability to pull the ball with authority.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
And like many of the best electric cars, the 23-foot-long Arc Sport accelerates with authority.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
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“With authority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20authority. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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