high-powered

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Recent Examples of high-powered Unlike conventional jammers that target control or navigation links, this system focuses on blinding drone operators by jamming high-power video signals. Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025 Five people were shot by a gunman wielding a high-power M4 rifle in a Midtown Manhattan building, with four victims succumbing to their injuries. Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 28 July 2025 The 65-watt version should cover most devices, but there's a 100-watt version also under $100 that'll serve high-power laptops. Parker Hall, Wired News, 11 July 2025 For missions requiring extended flight times or high-power bursts, these limitations aren't just inconvenient—they're mission-critical constraints. Siyu Huang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-powered
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Adjective
  • Porter defended the Park Service response to the fire and blamed its expansion on dynamic and extreme weather conditions.
    Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In their place, dynamic, collaborative and customized approaches must emerge.
    Behzad Mahdavi, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Plan to drink when exercising for 90 minutes or more—long bike rides, say—or when exercising in the heat, or during vigorous exercise with high sweat rates.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This vigorous grower has soft, downy leaves in 12-inch mounds and starry, yellow-green flowers that emerge above them in summer.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Insurers that sell these plans don't offer all of the robust benefits of ACA plans.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • In this still-early stage of the AI boom, Silicon Valley, for all its impunity, has chosen not to voice robust ideas about democracy that differ substantively from the whims of a mercurial White House.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Right Now Joni Ernst Issued Warning After Democrats Flip Iowa Seat Obama has made a number of prominent interventions over the past few weeks, reflecting his position as one of the most nationally recognizable Democratic politicians.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The prominent actress teased her fashion partnership by attending Sarah Burton’s debut Givenchy fashion show last March wearing a slim, one-sleeve dress in a striking papaya color, and toting a mini Antigona bag in box leather.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Over the years, the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog became renowned for gadgets, gizmos and innovative products.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The northern Piemonte region is renowned for its rolling hills and wines made from Nebbiolo grapes, with the highest expression of this grape known as Barolo.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Slim Straight Jeans Gap’s been on its game recently, from that energetic Katseye ad to the collab with Béis.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Originally bred as cattle herders in the Swiss Alps, these dogs are energetic and require plenty of mental and physical stimulation.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Their most famous slice is the SoHo Square/Spicy Spring, topped with pepperoni cups, mozzarella, Pecorino Romano and diavolo sauce.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Have the Taj Mahal all to yourself at sunrise As iconic and instantly recognizable as Rio’s Christ the Redeemer, the Taj Mahal sits as one of the most famous buildings on Earth.
    Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The forceful personality was on full display on a July night when her team turned in its worst performance of the 2025 season.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Still, his language has become more forceful in recent days, sparking ire from Democratic leadership in the city.
    Erin Doherty, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025

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“High-powered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-powered. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.

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