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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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And Trump remains in feverish pursuit of his political enemies, from high-powered figures to campus dissidents, with the Justice Department at his disposal.

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"It's basically high-powered fans on my ankles that blow me upright - just light a balancing bike but I'll be upside down."

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Given that choice — between principle and profits — many high-powered litigators have collapsed like a cheap umbrella.

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A high-powered delegation of US officials will spend Friday at a remote military base on Greenland in what is being viewed as the latest manifestation of American designs on the sparsely populated semi-autonomous Danish territory.

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A high-powered remote meeting in the morning and a quick paddleboard at lunch is the work-life balance dream Anglesey is advocating as it tries to lure back a generation that moved away for work.

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