potent
adjective
powerful; mighty.
potently
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a word derived from
potent.
Example Sentences
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As the bond between the two men grows and Henry works the land beside Carlos, their evolving relationship is potently conveyed through the music Quijada and Robinson make together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Our critic praised it as “a potently moving drama . . . about loss, forgiveness and redemption.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
"We now have a new class of molecules that are potently active but do not degrade in the stomach or intestine, meaning they can be taken orally."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
This trope has been displayed in various ways throughout the years but it was perhaps first potently branded in the American mind in 1937 with the Michael Curtiz film "Mountain Justice."
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2024
All this soon became potently evident to Joe Rantz and the other boys trying out for the University of Washington’s freshman crew in the fall of 1933.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
