as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
right now the President doesn't have the political firepower to push his programs through Congress
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Recent Examples of firepower
Since then, Russian firepower has leveled whole cities and killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians, according to the United Nations.
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Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That team would have been a No. 1 or 2 seed and was loaded with offensive firepower.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Philadelphia’s 40-22 triumph over Kansas City—the Chiefs tacked on two late touchdowns to make the point difference barely respectable—was a stunning display of offensive firepower and defensive ferocity.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
The Indiana Fever needed to make some upgrades to the roster in order to vie for a WNBA championship and give Caitlin Clark extra firepower on both sides of the ball.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That team would have been a No. 1 or 2 seed and was loaded with offensive firepower.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Philadelphia’s 40-22 triumph over Kansas City—the Chiefs tacked on two late touchdowns to make the point difference barely respectable—was a stunning display of offensive firepower and defensive ferocity.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
The Indiana Fever needed to make some upgrades to the roster in order to vie for a WNBA championship and give Caitlin Clark extra firepower on both sides of the ball.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firepower
Noun
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That power is vested in prosecutors as executive branch officials.—
Michael Rothfeld,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Her lung power seems surprisingly undiminished, and the same goes for her sense of pitch.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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High on vibes, low on reasoning Upon 4.5's release, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman did some expectation tempering on X, writing that the model is strong on vibes but low on analytical strength.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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There’s an inner strength that comes out when needed.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Then Curry got hot, and the Warriors fed off his energy.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The result of this is that prompts take longer to run and require much more energy/money to power.—
Rahul Gudise,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The robot is designed with high flexibility at the waist, 320° of rotation capability, and hollow joint wiring for a lightweight design with high durability and reliability.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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This week, the European Commission proposed measures for fiscal flexibility on defense spending and a plan to borrow 150 billion euros ($163 billions) to lend to EU governments for Europe-wide defense capabilities, including artillery systems, missiles and anti-drone systems.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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The muscles around the knee tend to shut down and shrink with startling rapidity once all that inflammation builds up around a torn ACL.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Protein serves as the building block for bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
5 Mar. 2025
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That should create more capacity that Nvidia could tap into down the road.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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And, extra space for reserve wines allows for the addition of a much bigger reserve wine capacity—more reserve wines means even more choices for fine tuning flavor.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Firepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firepower. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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