higher power
noun
: a spirit or being (such as God) that has great power, strength, knowledge, etc., and that can affect nature and the lives of people
belief in a higher power
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And more than anything, more than the animosity between the programs, more than the College Football Playoff impact, more than Notre Dame puffing its chest out as USC backed down, that familiarity was the real higher power at work.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Teams will be allowed to run with higher power at the Circuit of the Americas, Watkins Glen, San Diego, Sonoma, and Charlotte Roval.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
In that respect, Stein’s notion of engagement is a guru’s formula for beatitude: settle on your mat and ignore your discomfort; empty your mind of its detritus; listen to my voice intoning a mantra; surrender to a higher power.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Kubota’s hydrogen model also offers a faster turnaround between refueling, higher power output, and zero CO2 emissions.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Teams will be allowed to run with higher power at the Circuit of the Americas, Watkins Glen, San Diego, Sonoma, and Charlotte Roval.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
In that respect, Stein’s notion of engagement is a guru’s formula for beatitude: settle on your mat and ignore your discomfort; empty your mind of its detritus; listen to my voice intoning a mantra; surrender to a higher power.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Kubota’s hydrogen model also offers a faster turnaround between refueling, higher power output, and zero CO2 emissions.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for higher power
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“Higher power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20power. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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