all-powerful
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of all-powerful
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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It would be easier to believe if he hadn’t littered every song with claims that his enemies were omnipresent and all-powerful, while also being sniveling dweebs.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Modern-day California has never had that kind of all-powerful political machine.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Nvidia, which agreed in September to provide OpenAI with a blitz of its all-powerful computing chips, stated this month that it would likely not go forward with those plans.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Meant to be all-powerful and spellbinding, he comes across as merely eccentric.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
So if he’s all-powerful, why doesn’t he change the Quell?
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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