as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
vitamins of high potency that should be taken only in the proper dosage
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Recent Examples of potency
Besides, the Falcon is more than just sheer kilowatts-per-kilogram potency.
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New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
Despite being a Florentine native and third-generation member of the club, Michele Nannelli, a convivial surgeon who has served as the club’s president since 2021, feels the beauty of experiencing his city through sport has never lost its potency.
—Bennett Didonna, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
The team aims to balance the sheer breadth of biochemical possibilities the models can explore with crucial metrics like drug potency, safety, low toxicity, and ease of synthesis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Aug. 2025
His more recent research has identified a new receptor protein for therapies to target, and helped elucidate the exact process of tumor killing—knowledge that could help improve the potency of immune therapies.
—Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 14 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
Despite being a Florentine native and third-generation member of the club, Michele Nannelli, a convivial surgeon who has served as the club’s president since 2021, feels the beauty of experiencing his city through sport has never lost its potency.
—Bennett Didonna, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
The team aims to balance the sheer breadth of biochemical possibilities the models can explore with crucial metrics like drug potency, safety, low toxicity, and ease of synthesis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Aug. 2025
His more recent research has identified a new receptor protein for therapies to target, and helped elucidate the exact process of tumor killing—knowledge that could help improve the potency of immune therapies.
—Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potency
Noun
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Expect spectacle, but also a story about claiming identity and embracing power.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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Boise trustees have the unusual power to increase or decrease property tax collections.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The strength of last year’s group was the secondary.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Plus, make sure to use weights that are appropriate for your current level of strength.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the bottlenecks in frequency comb technology has been the high energy required for spectral broadening.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Starting from the questionable proposition that revolutionary movements require energy and that energy in its most basic form is derived from solar rays, Chizhevsky listed some historical developments that lined up with astronomical developments.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But there is really no reason why this should be the case for Pilates—which consists of different low-impact movements to strengthen your core muscles, increase your flexibility, improve your posture and give you more awareness of your body in general.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The first came after the Browns had their second muscle-flexing scoring drive of the day to take the lead.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The restaurant has the option to use the lobby for seating, increasing its capacity.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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It’s meant to be as small and unobtrusive as possible, while still offering 80% of the capacity of the company’s larger models like the Big+Quiet.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potency. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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