as in continuity
uninterrupted or lasting existence
the durability of the novel's popularity since it was first published in the 1930s
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Recent Examples of durability
The market is doubting the durability of CoreWeave, with shares down more than $100 apiece from their highs.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
The design delivers greater durability than conventional systems.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Flax grown in the French regions where Everlane sources produces longer fibers than those cultivated in many other areas of the world, which the company said improves both durability and softness.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026
Many were impressed with this ball’s durability and customer service.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
There was concern about the durability of limestone.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The beige delivers an understated classiness and suggests this host has thought of every last detail—down to the durability of their coaster materials.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
The second was the durability of its central idea.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
The design delivers greater durability than conventional systems.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Flax grown in the French regions where Everlane sources produces longer fibers than those cultivated in many other areas of the world, which the company said improves both durability and softness.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026
Many were impressed with this ball’s durability and customer service.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
There was concern about the durability of limestone.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The beige delivers an understated classiness and suggests this host has thought of every last detail—down to the durability of their coaster materials.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
The second was the durability of its central idea.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for durability
Noun
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This lack of strategic continuity is confusing, even for the players.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Marketers and agency partners rotate, while APR remains, providing continuity and historical context.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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TourProdEnter, investigators suggest, may represent the continuation of that model—on a larger and more opaque scale.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to Avylo, the product is a continuation of the philosophy of the company to construct an invisible infrastructure of healthier indoor living as opposed to single appliances.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the clock ticks toward the start of the 2026 regular season, Bubic needed only a few minutes to remind everyone that his 2025 All-Star campaign wasn’t a fluke … but the continuance of his march to stardom.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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At a Friday court hearing for the family’s asylum case, a judge granted a continuance, which postpones the case to a later date, family attorney Danielle Molliver told CNN.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Amundsen’s work is in keeping with the rest of the show, which fills two halls at the liberal arts school with visual and multimedia works that probe the persistence of radioactive materials.—
Chloe Shrager,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Durability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/durability. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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