staying power

noun

: capacity for continuing (as in existence, influence, or popularity) without weakening

Examples of staying power in a Sentence

a long-distance runner with a lot of staying power

a song with staying power

Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.

Recent Examples on the Web

Amid the endless push to optimize, streamline, and summarize our thoughts, notes have staying power. — Rainesford Stauffer, Time, 24 July 2026

In the past, films that have been able to stay at the top of the chart after a month on the platform is a good sign of staying power. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 July 2026

But Winfrey did have a hunch about the staying power of one Barack Obama, a then senator from Illinois, where her show was filmed, whose profile got a big boost from his early appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026

Looking across the Cosmoprof show floor, Hall said she was focused on identifying products and partners with staying power. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for staying power

• candlepower
• cauliflower
• overpower
• superpower
• vavasour
• waterpower
• airpower
• brainpower
• devour
• empower
• firepower
• horsepower

Kids Definition

staying power

noun

: ability, influence, or strength enough to keep going through a difficult task

a candidate with the staying power to make it to the election