all-powerful
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of all-powerful
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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That’s not the behavior of the all-powerful leader he was trying to be a year ago.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I believe in America,” the guy says, but we’re not in the private office of some all-powerful Corleone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
I’ve been asking people lately how they would change healthcare in America if they had an all-powerful magic wand.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
You mean there are all-powerful organizations out there in evildoer land that know all, see all, and bend reality to their nefarious wishes?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
That he can tell what these soldiers are like merely by looking at their shoes tells me even more about his all-powerful knowledge.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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