powerful
adjective
having or exerting great power or force.
powerfully
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a word derived from
powerful.
Example Sentences
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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
“It is essential to assess whether the second wave will operate more powerfully on both activity levels and inflation dynamics than the first wave,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Groups that have led powerfully from the rolling recession trough have been among the weakest areas recently,” Wilson added, outlining sectors like automotives, semiconductors and industrials.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
"We know olfaction is powerfully wired into the brain's appetite and emotion networks, but surprisingly, no study has systematically looked at the three-way interaction between smell, appetite, and actual resistance exercise capacity," said Nashrudin Naharudin.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
