Powers of Negative Numbers: Identify the greater value

Which is larger?

$(-2)^7⬜-2^8$

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Which is larger?

$-(2)^2⬜(-2)^3$

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Which is larger?

$-(5^3)⬜5^3$

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Which is larger?

$-2^4⬜-(-2)^4$

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Which is larger?

$3^3⬜-(-3)^3$

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Which is larger?

$-2\cdot(3)^2⬜-(-6)^2$

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Which is larger?

$(-1)^{100}⬜-1^{100}$

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Which is larger?

$(-1)^{69}⬜-(-1)^{79}$

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Which is larger?

$((-4)^2)^2⬜(-(4)^2)^2$

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Which is larger?

$(-(-3)^3)^2⬜((2)^2)^4$

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