Examples of potency in a Sentence
The potency of her words changed many minds in the audience that night.
Any vitamin of high potency should only be taken in the proper dosage.
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Public awareness campaigns should highlight the potency of HPSOs and the need for rapid intervention, newer agents like nalmefene and/ or multiple doses or Narcan, and post-reversal monitoring.
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Dr. Jerome Adams, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
For Lee, the foundation of a good edible isn’t its THC potency but its flavor.
—Irene Adeline Milanez, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
The saffron, for all its potency, arrives only on the back end of the bite, albeit mild enough to be overpowered by the taste of Ravinia’s wooden utensils.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
Yet before a separate, marijuana testing law took effect in 2020, dispensaries had no responsibility to test their products for potency and things that could make people ill, like heavy metals, pesticides and mold.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
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Dr. Jerome Adams, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
For Lee, the foundation of a good edible isn’t its THC potency but its flavor.
—Irene Adeline Milanez, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
The saffron, for all its potency, arrives only on the back end of the bite, albeit mild enough to be overpowered by the taste of Ravinia’s wooden utensils.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
Yet before a separate, marijuana testing law took effect in 2020, dispensaries had no responsibility to test their products for potency and things that could make people ill, like heavy metals, pesticides and mold.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potency. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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potency
noun
po·ten·cy
ˈpōt-ᵊn-sē 
plural potencies
: the quality or state of being potent
vitamins of high potency
especially
: power to bring about a certain result
Medical Definition
potency
noun
po·ten·cy
ˈpōt-ᵊn-sē
plural potencies
: the quality or state of being potent: as
a
: chemical or medicinal strength or efficacy
a drug's potency
b
: the ability to copulate
—usually used of the male
c
: initial inherent capacity for development of a particular kind
cells with a potency for eye formation
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