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  • past tense form of power.
  • past participle of power.
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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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A closer examination showed that the prolonged X-ray emission was being powered directly by the remnant left behind by the merger, rather than by the outward-moving blast wave.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

HPE launched a new line of enterprise servers powered by AMD’s latest processors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

These rooms powerfully evoke what Kaplan in the catalog calls America’s “restless forward motion, powered by the conviction that tomorrow’s design would solve today’s problems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The company is also debuting LendScore Arc, a credit risk model powered by AI technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

He paused, and when Rishi muttered a faint “thanks,” he powered forward.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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