Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A powerful and influential nation, especially a nuclear power that dominates its allies or client states in an international power bloc.
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- noun Electricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricity production.
- noun Excessive or
superior power . - noun A
sovereign state withdominant status on theglobe and a very advancedmilitary , especially theSoviet Union orUnited States . - noun A fictional
extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by asuperhero orsupervillain .
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- noun a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
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Examples
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He elaborated later that the word superpower is no longer sufficient to describe the United States.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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He elaborated later that the word superpower is no longer sufficient to describe the United States.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Much like one of the guys in Temps, the superpower is apparently to be super not noticeable.
Archive 2007-10-01 Blue Tyson 2007
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Much like one of the guys in Temps, the superpower is apparently to be super not noticeable.
Superhero Prose Fiction: Update - The Glamour Blue Tyson 2007
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My "superpower" is being able to locate something in the house even though I'm at work and the kids are calling me, "Mom, have you seen my homework-backpack-school project, ..."
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Yet we know that China, which President Obama identified in his inaugural address as already the "renewable energy superpower", is on a pell-mell course to capture way more than its share of these jobs.
Leo Hindery, Jr.: Is "Going Green" Enough of an Answer for Our Economy? Jr. Leo Hindery 2010
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Bewley: His superpower is his intense strength … mine is tracking.
TWILIGHT SAGA NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 17TH | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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Concerning Roadkill, his superpower is to telepathically control vehicles so he regularly uses other cars to distract the cops by driving into them and causing major accidents and chaotic traffic while he makes his getaway after a heist.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Eren’s Review Forum 2009
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Yet we know that China, which President Obama identified in his inaugural address as already the "renewable energy superpower", is on a pell-mell course to capture way more than its share of these jobs.
Leo Hindery, Jr.: Is "going green" enough of an answer for our economy? Jr. Leo Hindery 2010
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Yet we know that China, which President Obama identified in his inaugural address as already the "renewable energy superpower", is on a pell-mell course to capture way more than its share of these jobs.
Leo Hindery, Jr.: Is "going green" enough of an answer for our economy? Jr. Leo Hindery 2010
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