all-powerful
adjective
all-pow·er·ful
ˈȯl-ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl 
: having complete or sole power
an all-powerful leader
Examples of all-powerful in a Sentence
that country's monarch was never an all-powerful ruler, but one who shared power with a parliament
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Because Mike Madigan -- legendarily grimy Illinois House speaker and all-powerful master of Democratic state politics until his 2021 resignation from office -- has finally been convicted by a federal jury of ten felonies: bribery, conspiracy, and wire fraud, among other matters.
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Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 13 Feb. 2025
In games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, where the protagonist is at an all-powerful peak following the events of the previous story, the narrative requires Link to lose everything (including an arm) and start back at square one.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Read the full Scorpio Daily Horoscope Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Your mind is all-powerful right now.
—USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law as a quick-witted space pirate who has mastered the all-powerful force and befriends a group of children trying to find their way home after getting lost in the galaxy.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 13 Feb. 2025
In games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, where the protagonist is at an all-powerful peak following the events of the previous story, the narrative requires Link to lose everything (including an arm) and start back at square one.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Read the full Scorpio Daily Horoscope Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Your mind is all-powerful right now.
—USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law as a quick-witted space pirate who has mastered the all-powerful force and befriends a group of children trying to find their way home after getting lost in the galaxy.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“All-powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-powerful. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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