Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Powered and controlled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Powered" instead a noun "Controlled".
Powered
Powered adjective - (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind.
Controlled and powered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlled" instead a noun "Powered".
Both words in one sentence
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Wakanda's weapons technology is surprisingly effective, but this is solely because they are forged of Vibranium and their few gun-based weapons are powered/controlled from a downed Chitauri ship.
Source: Rock Beats Laser - The clockwork creations of archvillain "The Clockwork King" are actually powered and controlled by the King's unconscious psychic abilities.
Source: Magic-Powered Pseudoscience - In Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Senator Armstrong's nanomachines (son) are controlled/powered by his artificial heart that you must cut out of him in order to put him down for good.
Source: Literal Change of Heart
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