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as in reliability
the ability to withstand force or stress without being distorted, dislodged, or damaged
the bridge was designed with such great stability that it supposedly will not collapse even under the harshest weather conditions
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as in consistency
the state of continuing without change
the stability of the regime is in jeopardy
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Recent Examples of stability
Racks with this gripping feature provide greater stability, and there’s less chance of dishes falling and breaking due to the antislip qualities.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
The Beijing and Hong Kong governments insist the law is necessary for the city’s stability.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
But when tensions turn into military confrontation and global stability is at risk, backing Iran looks like a far less sensible investment to Beijing than preserving its own economic and diplomatic relations with the West.
—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
That stability had allowed the bullpen to fashion a 2.79 ERA since May 19 heading into Friday’s game before five relievers combined to allow seven runs (six earned) over five innings.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
The Beijing and Hong Kong governments insist the law is necessary for the city’s stability.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
But when tensions turn into military confrontation and global stability is at risk, backing Iran looks like a far less sensible investment to Beijing than preserving its own economic and diplomatic relations with the West.
—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
That stability had allowed the bullpen to fashion a 2.79 ERA since May 19 heading into Friday’s game before five relievers combined to allow seven runs (six earned) over five innings.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stability
Noun
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What are your compliance and reliability requirements?—
Alex Gudilko,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The disinformation campaign was therefore not only aimed at an aircraft, but more broadly at a national image of strategic autonomy, industrial reliability and solid partnerships.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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What’s nice about this product in particular, is its light consistency.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
30 June 2025
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Carb consistency: Carbohydrates impact blood sugar more than protein and fat.—
Kathleen Daly,
Verywell Health,
30 June 2025
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Start half strength liquid fertilizer applications weekly after the seeds germinate.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Even these young players already have major tournament experience — a huge strength given their tough group.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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“Stability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stability. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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