as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
vitamins of high potency that should be taken only in the proper dosage
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Recent Examples of potency
There is, however, an ebb and flow to witnessing Good Night, and Good Luck on stage, as the potency of its content only intermittently melds with the capacities of its form.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Figures at United are acutely aware of the need to boost the potency of options available to Amorim, whose team are on course to score 45 Premier League goals this season – which would be a club record low.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
To illustrate the potency, that's equivalent to one gram of oligoporin D dissolved in 106 bathtubs of water, where one gram is roughly the weight of a knife tip of baking soda.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Remember to consume responsibly, considering the potency of the cannabis infusion.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Figures at United are acutely aware of the need to boost the potency of options available to Amorim, whose team are on course to score 45 Premier League goals this season – which would be a club record low.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
To illustrate the potency, that's equivalent to one gram of oligoporin D dissolved in 106 bathtubs of water, where one gram is roughly the weight of a knife tip of baking soda.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Remember to consume responsibly, considering the potency of the cannabis infusion.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potency
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Hugo saw that something as simple as shoes could be solved with the right approach and insights, cementing his belief in the power of technology to solve real-world problems.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, it was revealed that Massive Entertainment's ambitious action-adventure game would be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025, which speaks well about the raw graphical power of Nintendo's new hybrid console.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Today's demonstrations show the strength of our growing movement, powered by people of all walks of life coming together to demand investments in our communities, not more cages.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Getty Images That said, international and U.S. stock returns tend to ebb and flow in cycles, with each showing multi-year periods of relative strength and weakness.—
Greg Iacurci,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Moscow regaining its status as Europe's top energy supplier would hurt American oil and gas producers, especially as the U.S. has made inroads as an LNG supplier there.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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During ketosis, the body burns fat for energy instead of sugar.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
24 Apr. 2025
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Try it as a dynamic warm-up: Experts now generally recommend warming up the muscles with gentle movement, rather than static stretching.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Gentile cites recent research showing that proteins from phytoestrogens—whole soy foods such as edamame (soybeans) or tofu—help support muscle and increase the lean mass of older adults.—
Denise Maher,
Flow Space,
21 Apr. 2025
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By creating programs that reduce or eliminate development fees, nonprofit organizations will have increased capacity to build more.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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This dynamic is made possible by the brain's capacity for neuroplasticity, the ability to rewire itself by forming new neural connections in response to experience.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potency. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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