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high-powered

[hahy-pou-erd]

adjective

  1. extremely energetic, dynamic, and capable.

    high-powered executives.

  2. of a forceful and driving character.

    high-powered selling techniques.

  3. capable of a high degree of magnification.

    a high-powered microscope.

  4. very powerful.



high-powered

adjective

  1. (of an optical instrument or lens) having a high magnification

    a high-powered telescope

  2. dynamic and energetic; highly capable

  3. possessing great strength, power, etc

    a high-powered engine

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of high-powered1

First recorded in 1900–05
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It's understood she will be forced to court her one-time assistant Emily, who is now a high-powered executive for a luxury brand, for advertising revenue.

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Norris said the suspect used a high-powered sporting rifle to fire rapidly at first responders, with officers initially unsure of the number of perpetrators involved.

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“We already had a high-powered offense. … But having her on our team definitely helped raise and bring a championship culture.”

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"Tough guy, very strong past," is how Trump later described Sharaa to journalists travelling with his high-powered American delegation on his first official four-day tour.

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Justin, less interested in whatever high-powered business future his mother imagines for him, dreams of a career in music, which in this context means “making beats.”

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