in strength

idiom

: in great numbers
The enemies attacked in strength.

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Bailey’s biggest deficiency at the moment is in strength; there are few players who more badly need to add the proverbial 15 pounds of muscle. John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Overall increases in strength and muscle size were similar whether training in the morning or the evening. Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Jan. 2026 But despite surface-level similarities, the 2026 system is not expected to match the 2021 storm in strength or staying power, experts say. Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026 Early tests on other metals and alloys found similar reversals in strength behavior when deformation rates become extreme. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026 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 7 Feb. 2026.

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