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  • past participle of power.
  • past tense form of power.
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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.


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Etymology

Origin of powered

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

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Appeared in the May 1, 2026, print edition as 'Apple Sees Sales Surge Powered by iPhone 17 And China'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Powered by a $300 billion multiyear contract with AI leader OpenAI, this business saw revenue grow 68% last quarter.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

O’Rourke’s political group, Powered by People, helped register people to vote in the district, stayed in touch with them to encourage them to vote and called and texted 30,000 voters eligible to vote by mail.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

Powered by Latina grit and glory, the film chronicles the lead-up to Nezza’s famous act of defiance: singing the Spanish-language rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” titled “El Pendón Estrellado.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

“Hardly a couple of ounces of feathers and bones. But that bird can fly to Africa and back. Powered by bugs and worms and desire.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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