powerhouses

noun

plural of powerhouse
as in achievers
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired from the very start of her singing career, she had a reputation for being a very determined powerhouse

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Recent Examples of powerhouses By capturing predictable fees on a massive, permanent baseline of cheap American energy, these three midstream powerhouses represent a high-quality structural play for investors. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 His intimate profiles on cultural powerhouses like Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, Jodie Foster, Liza Minnelli and Lady Gaga, to name a few, have appeared in the pages of Esquire, Vanity Fair, New York and Vogue, among scores of other glossies. — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 His movies are patient powerhouses that reject conventional movie plotting. — Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 He was born and raised in a small rural community in Oklahoma, hundreds of miles west of the Ivy League powerhouses to the east. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 From her work on Felicity, The Americans, and The Diplomat, Keri Russell has become one of the biggest powerhouses on TV. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 19 Oct. 2026 Stephen and Sue — his producing partner and wife — are powerhouses. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 These powerhouses will meet again Tuesday night in Chester, Pennsylvania. — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Among its biggest winners are vocal powerhouses Adele and Olivia Rodrigo, though the category is not without its surprises. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for powerhouses
  1. achievers
  2. highfliers
  3. self-starters
  4. go-getters
Noun
  • The inaugural Ig Nobel Prize ceremony honored three fictitious achievers; all recipients in subsequent years (barring a 1994 award based on inaccurate reporting) have been real people.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Lower-performing students have fallen furthest, widening the gap between the highest and lowest achievers.
    — Ariel Kalil, Washington Post, 23 June 2026
Definition of achievers
Noun
  • The match would often feature the X-Division’s highflyers and provided some heart-stopping moments.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Ankrum studies financial arcana such as the Journal of Portfolio Management and seeks out stocks — not sexy highfliers — that are bound to increase in value over the longer haul.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of highfliers
Noun
  • The spectacle gave rise to self-starters like Ai who sought to cash in on the growing hype.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Problem solvers and self-starters should consider brands that are receptive to owner input.
    — Angelo Chavez, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Definition of self-starters
Noun
  • Its three young cofounders, Anirudh Sharma, Rahul Rawat and Tanveer Ahmed, are all alums of the 30 Under 30 Asia list (class of 2025), which highlights young go-getters.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Norvell saw characteristics in the right go-getters early on.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Definition of go-getters

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