power up
Britishverb
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(tr, adverb) to switch on the power to (a computer system)
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to begin to make good use of or take full advantage of
Example Sentences
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Now those plans are on hold as her budget is eaten up buying petrol to power up generators to run her sewing machines after fuel prices jumped about 20 percent in Africa's most populous country.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
CoreWeave Chief Executive Michael Intrator shared in a Bloomberg interview last month that the company had secured 2.8 gigawatts of contracted power, up 600 megawatts from the second quarter.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 9, 2025
The 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is slated to produce enough clean energy to power up to 660,000 homes when completed in 2026.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
But their modular nature means they become cost competitive if they are used off-grid for data centers that need power up nearly 100% of the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
My husband's career had allowed me to witness the machinations of politics and power up close.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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