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powered

American  
[pau-erd] / ˈpaʊ ərd /

adjective

  1. (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover.

    a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.


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Etymology

Origin of powered

First recorded in 1875–80; power + -ed 2


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It’s a sharp comedown for a company whose sought-after chips have powered the AI boom and juiced the stock portfolios of millions of investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

In the years that followed, Nvidia evolved from a company that focused on video-game graphic cards to one that designed graphics processing units, or GPUs, that powered the artificial-intelligence boom.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

It is a sharp comedown for a company whose sought-after chips have powered the artificial-intelligence boom and juiced the stock portfolios of millions of investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Sri Lankan officials said the EHang EH216-S is powered by 16 electric motors and 16 propellers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

The engine is simple because, like Papin’s first steam engine of 1690, it consists of a single cylinder powered by atmospheric pressure only.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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