powered

past tense of power

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Verb
  • Read the full Aquarius Daily Horoscope This horoscope was generated automatically using information from Sanctuary.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The group generated sufficiently well on its only opportunity, but Tarasov made a save on a point-blank Zibanejad shot, then managed to get his glove in the way of a Chris Kreider rebound attempt.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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  • Chappell and Webb have pushed each other out of their comfort zones to create some truly remarkable work in 2024.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Older Americans — who’ve worked hard all our lives — shouldn’t be pushed out onto the streets, forced to go without sufficient food or health care due to unfortunate circumstances.
    Sherlea Dony, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Johnson has energized the building since his arrival.
    Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • After the double, his teammates were energized.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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  • Julio Gil-Martinez, 29, of New London was charged on March 17 with first-degree stalking and violation of a protective order, according to Judicial Branch records.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Two former firefighters charged with manslaughter in the accidental death of one of their sons during a botched training exercise last year pleaded not guilty Monday.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently issued a joint advisory warning that two-factor authentication needed to be activated for all webmail and VPN accounts as a matter of urgency.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The results showed that an infant appeared more likely to remember an image if the hippocampus activated more during the first exposure.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2025
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  • Then a 22-year-old woman pulled a handgun and fired shots before a male with her also pulled a gun and fired shots at the victim, police said.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
  • That plan continues with Steak Shop by Rancher’s Reserve, a 1,500-square-foot shop equipped with a red-brick oven, where pork sausage hot dogs on sourdough buns, potato salad and steak sandwiches will be fired with Florida white oak.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Early in the fourth quarter against the Steelers, McDuffie switched to the nickel position after undrafted rookie cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace experienced cramps.
    Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Payton Pritchard, initially defending the inbounder, switched onto Tyrese Maxey as the 76ers guard curled around a Joel Embiid screen.
    Jay King, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Moore launched the effort for a streamlined federal-to-state pipeline for job seekers last month.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Originally a Twitter project under then CEO Jack Dorsey, Bluesky launched publicly last year, mirroring Twitter’s pre-Musk design.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Powered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powered. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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