as in enfranchised
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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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as in allowed
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empowered
Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Below, explore four of Luani’s insights on building an empowered and purposeful workforce of tomorrow.
—Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Having these conversations early helps teens feel empowered rather than restricted.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Wigan believes one reason for the increase in workplace conflict is that employees are feeling more empowered to speak their minds.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Below, explore four of Luani’s insights on building an empowered and purposeful workforce of tomorrow.
—Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
Empathy not only enhances workplace relationships but also ensures that people feel supported and empowered to excel in their roles.
—Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Having these conversations early helps teens feel empowered rather than restricted.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ten days on the training pitches with a clutch of friendly games enabled Nuno to get across his ideas and to forge an ‘us against the world’ mentality.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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That shift is enabled by Sam, who really does see her, and—better—sees someone worth knowing.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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While colder temperatures are more conducive to poor air quality, a stable atmosphere with no precipitation has allowed holiday air pollution from fireworks and fireplaces to linger over the Valley.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Jan. 2025
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After several hours of questioning, Woodward was not charged and allowed to leave.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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For the other man, meanwhile, those initially disorientating dreams cue a release from the strictures of masculine expectations and self-image, demonstrated through his increasingly liberated performances in a local choir.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its protagonist subsequently became a cultural phenomenon, a symbol of the modern British woman and an international example of liberated women everywhere.—
H. Alan Scott,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Attorneys for New Jersey argued that even a partial remand meant the program was no longer authorized by federal regulators, and that a lack of clarity regarding pollution mitigation should in and of itself be enough to order a temporary pause on the program.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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Franklin also said Robinson could not take raises away once they had already been authorized.—
Eplunus Colvin,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Now, a Democratic lawmaker in Congress has introduced a bill that would end federal contracts for special government employees (like Musk), citing conflict-of-interest concerns.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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With no candidates in the Republican primary or independent contenders running in the general election, the winner of the Democratic primary will be unopposed on April 1.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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As the adults were catching up, Mariah asked to use the bathroom and went off unsupervised.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Innovation proliferation also proliferates the risks of existential harm from unsupervised AI.—
Tom Wheeler,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Empowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowered. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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