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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowered
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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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The Manses were very protective over us being allowed to speak to her alone at that point.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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And ultimately, going back to the Minnesota series, that’s one of the things that allowed the Timberwolves to be somewhat successful in keeping him relatively in check.—
Tony Jones,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And now that legions of fans have gotten to see the film, Grande and Erivo are feeling liberated, ready to answer the remaining burning questions about the production.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2025
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The wounds from discovering torture chambers and mass graves of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in the liberated territories were still fresh.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
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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
Adjective
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Some of Biden’s Democratic critics are particularly despondent that Trump—never a huge fan of Israel’s wars, which don’t play very well on television—was able to seize the mantle of peacemaker, forcefully directing Israel to arrive at a cease-fire agreement before even taking office.—
Andrew Exum,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Tom Homan is a former Border Patrol agent and acting director of ICE, with decades of experience in Republican and Democratic administrations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Waymo started offering supervised rides to the public in Arizona in 2017, followed by unsupervised driverless rides in 2019.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, Tesla plans to start fully autonomous, unsupervised Full Self-Driving in Texas and California next year for its Model 3 and Model Y EVs.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Empowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowered. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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