Definition of staying power
: capacity for continuing (as in existence, influence, or popularity) without weakening
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a long-distance runner with a lot of staying power
a song with staying power
Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.
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There are different whisperers at different times and none seem to have staying power, save maybe for the family.
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Fair or not, Beilein had to get back to the Final Four with another set of players to prove Michigan's staying power.
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The album confirm that Lorde, who’s now 21, has staying power and deservedly landed on lots of year end best-of lists, but didn’t achieve the chart topping success of Pure Heroine, and the Wells Fargo was less than full on Monday.
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But the idea — Kansas comes up short in March — had staying power.
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Crenshaw has had staying power as a force in CIF Southern Section meets, especially in the discus, these past two years.
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Finnerty's counterpart, Bulldogs starter Chase Adkins, didn't have much staying power.
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The few with staying power tend to be members of the family, although even those who are exiled often stay in his orbit in some fashion.
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Lipa clearly has the stage presence—and the refined sense of style—of someone with long-term staying power on the pop landscape.
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First Known Use of staying power
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Definition of staying power for English Language Learners
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: the quality or ability that allows someone or something to continue to be effective, successful, popular, etc., for a long period of time
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