as in ability
the quality or trait that allows someone or something to continue to be effective, successful, popular, etc., for a long period of time
a long-distance runner with a lot of staying power a song with staying power Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.
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Recent Examples of staying power
If indeed the staying power of a particular kind of housing is one measure of the success of that housing, then these results would seem to confirm that bungalow courts work.
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Some vaccines contain a minute amount of aluminum salt that serves as an adjuvant – a helper ingredient that improves the quality and staying power of the immune response, so each dose can protect with less antigen.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
But the Big Apple has proved its staying power with new reasons for visitors to return.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
And yet, no animated film has had quite the staying power as Spirited Away, which seems likely to make the overall list’s top ten and featured on the lists of Bryce Dallas Howard, Molly Ringwald, and John Turturro.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 June 2025
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Some vaccines contain a minute amount of aluminum salt that serves as an adjuvant – a helper ingredient that improves the quality and staying power of the immune response, so each dose can protect with less antigen.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
But the Big Apple has proved its staying power with new reasons for visitors to return.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
And yet, no animated film has had quite the staying power as Spirited Away, which seems likely to make the overall list’s top ten and featured on the lists of Bryce Dallas Howard, Molly Ringwald, and John Turturro.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staying power
Noun
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Literacy is a basic ability, and fluency is the next level of skill in an area or domain.—
Nisha Talagala,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Others marveled at his ability to stand up to Trump with clarity and compassion.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Current talent ecosystems are just woefully unprepared to handle that kind of change.—
Ryan Stowers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Stalter, meanwhile, has spent the last few years on Hacks playing Hollywood assistant turned talent manager Kayla, a character with a lack of self-awareness that rivals Hannah’s.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
11 July 2025
Noun
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As this technology improves, the gap between human skill and robotic precision will continue to shrink.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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But Williams didn’t set a high enough bar in her only skills challenge round.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
19 July 2025
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The price is comparable to competitors, plus the products are regularly on sale with free shipping and gifts.—
Stewart Savin,
Architectural Digest,
8 July 2025
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Peacocks were offered as a gift to the UN by India’s permanent mission in the 1980s and, as a result, the UN gardens are full of them.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
8 July 2025
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In the ensuing 18 years, Dark Matter Coffee has shown its prowess.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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However, with no proven track record of making powerful and reliable engines, Red Bull has a heavy weight on its shoulders, and Verstappen's confidence in the team's technical prowess is yet to be known.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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“Staying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staying%20power. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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