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as in strength
the ability to withstand or adjust to challenges
Her resilience shined in her willingness to accept the failure as a valuable learning experience. We were impressed by his resilience and optimism throughout his battle with cancer.
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as in flexibility
the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been stretched, pressed, bent, etc.
Rubber is a favorite material for dog toys thanks to its strong resilience. Palm trees have evolved to show strong resilience in the face of tropical storms.
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Recent Examples of resilience
Despite the plant's exceptional resilience in the desert, the Wooly Devil, like countless plant species across the globe, faces an existential threat from climate change, Marck said.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Yang does not deliver happily-ever-after stories but powerful accounts of resilience in the face of adversity.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Yet despite the sense that things will get worse, the women at the heart of My Undesirable Friends offer us a case study in resilience.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
Actor Morris Chestnut led a special segment highlighting the community’s resilience before 22 Altadena residents who lost their homes in the fires joined him on stage.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Yang does not deliver happily-ever-after stories but powerful accounts of resilience in the face of adversity.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Yet despite the sense that things will get worse, the women at the heart of My Undesirable Friends offer us a case study in resilience.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
Actor Morris Chestnut led a special segment highlighting the community’s resilience before 22 Altadena residents who lost their homes in the fires joined him on stage.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resilience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resilience
Noun
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State of play: Boyce will take over a department that is still trying to reach full strength.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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High on vibes, low on reasoning Upon 4.5's release, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman did some expectation tempering on X, writing that the model is strong on vibes but low on analytical strength.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Conclusion The path to meaningful DEI progress requires patience, persistence and rigorous measurement.—
Natalie Norfus,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Patience, persistence and strategic thinking separate the best from the rest.—
Stephen Nalley,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
2 May 2023
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Dan recalled of his daughter’s persistency.—
Eric Sondheimer Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Dec. 2020
Noun
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Certainly one result is that the university has vastly less elasticity to meet the changing landscape of federal funding than nearly any of its peers.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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The director isn’t the kind to tell a one-note sci-fi story; his previous genre efforts, such as 2013’s Snowpiercer and 2017’s Okja, work well because of their elasticity, juggling the comedic with the macabre, the absurd with the serious.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Resilience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resilience. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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