all-powerful
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of all-powerful
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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Modern-day California has never had that kind of all-powerful political machine.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Nvidia, which agreed in September to provide OpenAI with a blitz of its all-powerful computing chips, stated this month that it would likely not go forward with those plans.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
It's an all-powerful office - the supreme leader is head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces, including the elite Revolutionary Guards.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Meant to be all-powerful and spellbinding, he comes across as merely eccentric.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 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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