1
as in enables
to give official or legal power to
the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
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as in lets
to make able or possible
workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
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Recent Examples of empowers
The organization empowers young people to become involved in hands-on projects of their choosing and is active in 75 countries.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Pluto shifting direct in Aquarius on October 13 empowers your sector of intimacy, emotional healing, and shared resources.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Like the way Trump empowers the Silicon Valley people, and all his friends.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Whatever your heart desires, a new television project that celebrates and empowers men and women in mid-life and beyond, is holding an open casting call.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Getting creative with my style nurtures the confidence that empowers me to show up in the world authentically.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
This empowers employees to be innovative within their daily tasks.
—Bob Violino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
But this practice empowers us, too.
—Juli Fraga, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Michael Lanctot, founder of Club Scottsdale and YoungNRetired, empowers others on their wealth journey.
—Michael Lanctot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Pluto shifting direct in Aquarius on October 13 empowers your sector of intimacy, emotional healing, and shared resources.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Like the way Trump empowers the Silicon Valley people, and all his friends.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Whatever your heart desires, a new television project that celebrates and empowers men and women in mid-life and beyond, is holding an open casting call.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Getting creative with my style nurtures the confidence that empowers me to show up in the world authentically.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
This empowers employees to be innovative within their daily tasks.
—Bob Violino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
But this practice empowers us, too.
—Juli Fraga, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Michael Lanctot, founder of Club Scottsdale and YoungNRetired, empowers others on their wealth journey.
—Michael Lanctot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowers
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The program is part of a federal statute known as 1357(g), which enables state and local governments to assist the federal government with specific immigration tasks.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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That data enables Meta to infer what users might buy.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Spotify said that advertisers using Yahoo DSP can access the Spotify Ad Exchange via a new direct integration that lets advertisers improve audience addressability across Spotify supply through Yahoo ConnectID.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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In Flanders, with nearly seven million residents, only about a thousand actively use Solid; one feature lets graduates send digital diplomas to employers.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit cities a nonbinding advisory opinion Ellison issued in February that said neither state nor federal law authorizes state or local authorities to hold individuals for immigration detainers if they would otherwise be released from custody.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Sep. 2025
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The project is under the authority of the Continuing Authorities program, which authorizes the secretary of the Army to plan, design and implement certain types of water resources projects without additional project-specific congressional authorization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
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Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a bill to close a legal loophole from the 2018 Farm Bill that allows the sale of intoxicating hemp products.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The current rule allows each team a chance to possess the ball even if the first team scores a touchdown during the extra period, which is 10 minutes long.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Empowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowers. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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