all-powerful
adjective
all-pow·er·ful
ˈȯl-ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl 
: having complete or sole power
an all-powerful leader
Examples of all-powerful in a Sentence
that country's monarch was never an all-powerful ruler, but one who shared power with a parliament
Recent Examples on the Web
By the season finale, the X-Men are able to save the world again, before the core team is sent into what will be one of the key storylines for Season 2, involving the all-powerful mutant Apocalypse.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 May 2024
From director James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy followed a ragtag group of space criminals who come together to save the universe from a villain and his all-powerful orb.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 May 2024
The party-line vote by Schumer’s caucus will only embolden this administration’s view that laws are just suggestions to an all-powerful executive branch.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Apr. 2024
What drives Betty Gilpin’s Sister Simone so crazy for much of the Peacock limited series is how users all over the world have warmed up to an all-powerful algorithm, giving it — her — a name worthy of a kindergarten teacher.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Decades of liberal Supreme Court majorities have done much damage to our society, economy and democracy by the creation of an all-powerful federal bureaucracy.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
For more than a week, Haiti’s all-powerful gangs have terrorized Port-au-Prince, attacking the airport, port, government buildings and at least a dozen of the city’s police stations.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Jessica’s Bene Gesserit sisterhood also believe Paul is the legendary Kwisatz Haderach, an all-powerful male heir who can see across space and time.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
For the sequel, one group that West focused much of her attention on was the Bene Gesserit—an all-powerful sisterhood.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 May 2024
From director James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy followed a ragtag group of space criminals who come together to save the universe from a villain and his all-powerful orb.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 May 2024
The party-line vote by Schumer’s caucus will only embolden this administration’s view that laws are just suggestions to an all-powerful executive branch.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Apr. 2024
What drives Betty Gilpin’s Sister Simone so crazy for much of the Peacock limited series is how users all over the world have warmed up to an all-powerful algorithm, giving it — her — a name worthy of a kindergarten teacher.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Decades of liberal Supreme Court majorities have done much damage to our society, economy and democracy by the creation of an all-powerful federal bureaucracy.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
For more than a week, Haiti’s all-powerful gangs have terrorized Port-au-Prince, attacking the airport, port, government buildings and at least a dozen of the city’s police stations.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Jessica’s Bene Gesserit sisterhood also believe Paul is the legendary Kwisatz Haderach, an all-powerful male heir who can see across space and time.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
For the sequel, one group that West focused much of her attention on was the Bene Gesserit—an all-powerful sisterhood.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
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“All-powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-powerful. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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