as in almighty
having unlimited power or authority
that country's monarch was never an all-powerful ruler, but one who shared power with a parliament
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Recent Examples of all-powerful
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Your mind is all-powerful right now.
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USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law as a quick-witted space pirate who has mastered the all-powerful force and befriends a group of children trying to find their way home after getting lost in the galaxy.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The Bottoms actor was tapped in May 2024 as the star of Amazon MGM and Mattel’s forthcoming Masters Of The Universe, which centers on the all-powerful He-Man, or Prince Adam of Eternia.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Mindful Alternatives To Classic Holiday Treats By Hannah Rowan
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As party invitations fill our calendars and chocolate ads take over our screens during the holiday season, temptations to indulge can feel omnipresent and all-powerful.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law as a quick-witted space pirate who has mastered the all-powerful force and befriends a group of children trying to find their way home after getting lost in the galaxy.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The Bottoms actor was tapped in May 2024 as the star of Amazon MGM and Mattel’s forthcoming Masters Of The Universe, which centers on the all-powerful He-Man, or Prince Adam of Eternia.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Mindful Alternatives To Classic Holiday Treats By Hannah Rowan
Managing editor, Modern Age
0
As party invitations fill our calendars and chocolate ads take over our screens during the holiday season, temptations to indulge can feel omnipresent and all-powerful.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-powerful
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By Rachael O'Connor Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A family were left concerned after their daughter's request to be her teacher's assistant during summer school turned into an almighty row with the faculty's administration.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Even the almighty Los Angeles Dodgers cannot guarantee which of their uber-talented starters will still be upright by October.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Their gods weren’t omniscient, weren’t omnipotent, and definitely weren’t all good.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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In its formulation, the problem of evil is a simple one: How can an omniscient, omnipotent and all-good God allow evil and suffering to occur in the world?—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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While pragmatism in foreign affairs is necessary, reducing the survival of a sovereign nation to a game of leverage risks trivializing the stakes at hand.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Unlike any other religious leader around the world, the leader of the world's one billion Catholics is also the leader of a sovereign nation.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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“All-powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-powerful. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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