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high-powered

[hahy-pou-erd] / ˈhaɪˈpaʊ ərd /
ADJECTIVE
powerful
Synonyms
WEAK
authoritarian authoritative commanding controlling dominant dynamic effective effectual forceful forcible in control in the saddle influential mighty potent robust ruling strong supreme weighty

Example Sentences

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While previous methods depended on high-powered lasers, this effect can be triggered with microwatts of power, far less than what a smartphone uses in standby mode.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The U.S. charges against him involve the very product that warmed the mood at the conference: Super Micro servers containing high-powered Nvidia artificial-intelligence processors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Patty Glaser, the high-powered entertainment litigator, convened a meeting between the two men.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

But retailers could import high-powered bikes and give buyers a PIN to "unlock" them, allowing it to reach higher speeds supposedly only on private property – a crucial loophole.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Poseidon’s trident morphed into a fire hose, and the god sprayed the giants out of the Parthenon with a high-powered blast in the shape of wild horses.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.