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A power that that is loosely defined and thus capable of a great deal of stretching what it is capable of. An example would be a hypothetical power of 'Pushing' being used to 'push' people at massive speed in order to fake teleportation, to push concepts or to push away attacks.
See also [[Imagination
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Maken Ki (Manga)|Maken Ki]]'', this is how Celia's "reverse" power works. Normally, she just uses it to reverse someone's momentum when they attack her, and for a while [[I Am Not Left
* It's common in ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'' for Devil Fruit users to not have any obvious limits to their powers, though many of them fall into [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]. In fact, it's stated that one of the true marks of a strong fruit user is how much experience they have with their powers and by extension, how many of these uses for their powers they can figure out.
** A good example is Kuma, alluded to in the trope description, who has the power to repel things. He often uses this to repel attacks, but it turns out he can repel the pain from a person's body, or send someone basically anywhere in the world they can travel to via a straight line. That straight line limitation is only as far as one can guess.
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== Literature ==
* In ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]],'' this is basically how the [[Language of Magic|Ancient Language]] works, with skilled/imaginative magicians able to perform feats using words that have no obvious relation. For example, {{spoiler|Selena}} was able to use the word for "heal" to perform [[Psychic
== Video Games ==
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== Western Animation ==
* On ''[[Western Animaiton/Batman The Brave And The Bold|Batman The Brave And The Bold]],'' [[Aquaman]] can his power to telepathic connection with fish to control silverfish. [
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