all-powerful
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of all-powerful
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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It remains to be seen whether Mojtaba Khamenei will replicate the rule of his father, who was all powerful during his more than three-and-a-half decades in power.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
“No one is above the law, least of all powerful people who rob taxpayers for personal gain.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
“No one is above the law, least of all powerful people who rob taxpayers for personal gain. We will follow the facts in this case and deliver justice.”
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025
It was also a very different time - when the tabloids were all powerful, when the right to some privacy was an afterthought, when the prejudices expressed in many newspapers were commonplace.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023
"You ashked de tuff—de tuff—de hardesht queshtion in all feology. If God ish all good and if God ish all powerful, why doesh God let bad fings happen?"
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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