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
The song charted respectably, reaching No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100, but had little commercial staying power and is unlikely at this point to ever appear on a full Lady Gaga album.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
Two of the nation's hottest political battlegrounds could be completely reshaped in 2026 — and provide crucial tests of the staying power of Trump 2.0.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
For the best laughs, peer into the past to discover some specials for the first time, or revisit old favorites to discern their staying power.
—Will Digravio, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
But nearly a century later the house—and its namesake verre—has shown its staying power in more ways than one.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
Two of the nation's hottest political battlegrounds could be completely reshaped in 2026 — and provide crucial tests of the staying power of Trump 2.0.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
For the best laughs, peer into the past to discover some specials for the first time, or revisit old favorites to discern their staying power.
—Will Digravio, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
But nearly a century later the house—and its namesake verre—has shown its staying power in more ways than one.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staying power
Noun
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But human physicians can also be overconfident in their reasoning abilities, and may wrongly ignore correct diagnoses offered by patients, non-physician health workers or AI systems.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Read More: How Climate Change Will Affect the Seasons The firings, which are expected to continue in the coming days, have sparked outrage among experts and lawmakers, who warn that such cuts could severely hamper NOAA's ability to respond to the increasing severity of weather events.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With his calm demeanor and distinctive baritone, Biggie exhibited a rare talent for painting pictures with his bars, delivering a complex rhyme scheme of double entendres and metaphors that has kept him on the Mount Rushmore of rap for any true connoisseur of the genre.—
Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
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This team is made up of a ton of young talent and it's worked out well on the court.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Isabel De Vries, Leetcode Wizard’s head of marketing, told CNBC in a statement that Leetcode-style interviews fail to accurately measure engineering skills and fail to reflect actual daily engineering work.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
9 Mar. 2025
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With the rise of the gig economy and digital platforms, turning your existing skills into a profitable side hustle has never been easier, or more necessary.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to the Warren and Augusta Hume Foundation gift, the program will be free in the fall of 2025.—
Lauren Smith,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Starmer presented Trump with a significant gift ahead of his trip, announcing on Tuesday that Britain would hike its defense spending to 2.5% by 2027, and to 3% by the middle of the next decade.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Their prowess on the field has shattered entrenched stereotypes, drawing lucrative sponsorships, driving record-breaking television ratings, and fostering the expansion of domestic and international women’s leagues.—
Priya Oberoi,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Even though Tigers — and everybody in the gym — knew Geneva was going to run things through Kirby, his prowess in the high post still caused fits.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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