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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
The development of a medical research and supply chain that runs through Baltimore is a win for our state, a win for supply chain resilience and most importantly – a win for our country.
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Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
The event’s resilience is evident in its adaptability.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Leaders who internalize this lesson protect institutional integrity and foster trust, resilience, and meaningful growth for their organizations over the long term.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
This speaks to their remarkable resilience and the need for us — adults, institutions, policymakers, community leaders — to invest more deeply in the potential of every young person in this city.
—Beth Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resilience
Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
The event’s resilience is evident in its adaptability.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Leaders who internalize this lesson protect institutional integrity and foster trust, resilience, and meaningful growth for their organizations over the long term.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
This speaks to their remarkable resilience and the need for us — adults, institutions, policymakers, community leaders — to invest more deeply in the potential of every young person in this city.
—Beth Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resilience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resilience
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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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Neuroplasticity allows for the formation of new connections, the purging of obsolete ones, and changes in the strength of existing connections—all processes that make subtle changes to the structure of our neural networks.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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OpenAI recommends including three key reminders in all agent prompts: persistence (keeping going until resolution), tool-calling (using available tools rather than guessing), and planning (thinking before acting).—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Zaragoza’s persistence, and Martinez’s gamble to uproot his family, were massively rewarded in the years that followed.—
Joshua Korber Hoffman,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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May Promote Healthy Skin Beef liver contributes to skin health through its supply of vitamin A. Vitamin A promotes the elasticity of the skin and stimulates the regeneration of collagen fibers and cellular repair.—
Allison Herries,
Verywell Health,
16 Apr. 2025
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His language was beautifully elastic; what fascinated me just as much was the elasticity, over decades of profound change, of his politics.—
Ilan Stavans,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Resilience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resilience. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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