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
Estriol, on the other hand, is low potency and used in products like estrogen face cream, including Alloy products.
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Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Sheen’s drug dealer and friend Marco helped wean him off crack by reducing its potency over time.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
This dangerous rise in potency may not be clear to consumers, experts fear.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
By the time Vanderbilt unspools that same iconic, wrenching footage that Kramer used decades ago, its potency feels different.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Sheen’s drug dealer and friend Marco helped wean him off crack by reducing its potency over time.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
This dangerous rise in potency may not be clear to consumers, experts fear.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
By the time Vanderbilt unspools that same iconic, wrenching footage that Kramer used decades ago, its potency feels different.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potency
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As demand for electricity surged to power more electric devices in homes and Big Tech's boom in data centers, renewable energy has been the go-to source for the cheapest, fastest way to generate more juice.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, global demand for data center capacity could more than triple by 2030, requiring upgrades in power, cooling, and connectivity.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Every individual brings unique needs, preferences and strengths.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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This new gel, however, manages to combine strength, healing, and sensing capabilities in one material, which is a rare feat.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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One of the bottlenecks in frequency comb technology has been the high energy required for spectral broadening.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Starting from the questionable proposition that revolutionary movements require energy and that energy in its most basic form is derived from solar rays, Chizhevsky listed some historical developments that lined up with astronomical developments.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kylie Jenner shared the details of her augmentation on social media this summer—445 ccs, moderate profile, half under the muscle—and other celebrities followed by posting about their own specs.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Besides fatigue, the other possible symptoms can be quite vague and non-specific like abdominal discomfort, pain or swelling or unexplained weight loss, muscle loss or muscle weakness.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company was also finding ways to increase overall storage capacity with existing hardware as well as providing new hardware with greater storage capacity in the same rack space.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In a test setting, the fluid enabled a battery pack to be charged from 10% to 80% capacity in under ten minutes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potency. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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