powerful
adjective
pow·er·ful
ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl 
1
: having great power, prestige, or influence
a powerful leader
2
: leading to many or important deductions
a powerful set of postulates
Examples of powerful in a Sentence
The country is becoming more and more powerful.
powerful drugs that attack cancer cells
The cash bonus provides a powerful incentive to workers.
The perfume has a powerful smell.
It's a very powerful movie.
The dog has a powerful body.
She has a powerful voice.
The weapons are very powerful.
The aardvark uses its powerful claws to dig for food.
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Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
Multimodal Integration: Bridging Vision And Language Integrating vision with natural language understanding has led to powerful multimodal models that reason across modalities.
—Rahul Gudise, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Analysts say his days may be numbered, however, having also lost control of the more powerful lower house in elections last year and shedding votes on Sunday to opposition parties pledging to cut taxes and tighten immigration policies.
—John Geddie, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Keith McAllister, 61, of Long Island, was killed on Wednesday (July 16) after being pulled into a powerful MRI machine at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, while assisting his wife following a routine knee scan.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 21 July 2025
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“Powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powerful. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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