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powered

American  
[pou-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.

Other Word Forms

  • nonpowered adjective
  • self-powered adjective
  • underpowered adjective

Etymology

Origin of powered

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

Example Sentences

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It also relies on some imported parts, though it is powered by an American-made engine.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Buffalo Bills also powered towards the playoffs with a 23-20 win over the Cleveland Browns.

From Barron's

Almost 35% of Ford’s EV truck buyers were previously owners of a traditionally powered pickup, according to surveys of new-car buyers conducted by the researcher Strategic Vision.

From The Wall Street Journal

The project is powered by high school friends turned rappers, who go by the names A.K.A.

From Los Angeles Times

When Claudius v1 came online, there were only a handful of co-workers in the Slack channel, and the bot, powered by large language model Claude 3.7 Sonnet, was a stickler for the rules:

From The Wall Street Journal

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