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Definition of "high-powered" []

  • Having great power or energy; dynamic: She's on a high-powered career track. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "high-powered" in a sentence
  • "The group decries the name "assault weapon" and refers to high-powered guns as "modern sporting rifles.""
  • "The stylized "SS" is common among Marine sniper teams, and often painted on high-powered rifles, where it is meant to stand for "Scout Sniper.""
  • "To test whether a drug molecule or antibody is bound to the cell membrane, scientists use high-powered microscopes."