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high-powered
[ hahy-pou-erd ]
adjective
- extremely energetic, dynamic, and capable:
high-powered executives.
- of a forceful and driving character:
high-powered selling techniques.
- capable of a high degree of magnification:
a high-powered microscope.
- very powerful.
high-powered
adjective
- (of an optical instrument or lens) having a high magnification
a high-powered telescope
- dynamic and energetic; highly capable
- possessing great strength, power, etc
a high-powered engine
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of high-powered1
Example Sentences
A high-powered delegation of US officials will spend Friday at a remote military base on Greenland in what is being viewed as the latest manifestation of American designs on the sparsely populated semi-autonomous Danish territory.
A high-powered remote meeting in the morning and a quick paddleboard at lunch is the work-life balance dream Anglesey is advocating as it tries to lure back a generation that moved away for work.
Ms Barrett cited the case of another individual who allegedly tried to procure high-powered weapons for a fake terror plot so he could provide information to authorities in exchange for a reduction to his sentence.
Arran Coggan, the organisation's director of sport development, said it was concerning that people "not connected" with the sport of archery could acquire high-powered crossbows and use them in "such a devastating manner".
But Mexico blames the United States and its gunmakers for arming the drug cartels with high-powered, military-style rifles that come cross the border from the north.
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