Meaning & use
powerhouse
A person, organization, or thing with unusually great energy, strength, or success.
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The small country became an economic powerhouse within a single generation.
As a singer, she was a vocal powerhouse able to fill any arena.
A note on using this word
Powerhouse originally meant a building that generates electricity; the figurative sense is now far more common.
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