in strength

idiom

: in great numbers
The enemies attacked in strength.

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Having doubled in strength in less than a day, Erick was churning through an ideal environment for quick intensification. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 June 2025 Current projections suggest a G2 level storm, moderate in strength, with the potential to pull the northern lights as far south as Idaho and New York. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 Geomagnetic storms are ranked in strength on a 1 to 5 scale. Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 2 June 2025 It is not considered likely that the NCAA will take three Big East teams, as the conference is ranked 12th in strength metrics and had only the top three teams in the top 100 RPI. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for in strength

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“In strength.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20strength. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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