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
Consumer safety groups also weren’t satisfied and wanted the bill to be tougher, pushing for a strict cap on potency like Vermont has.
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Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
Only lower-potency THC, referred to as medical cannabis, is legalized for medical use.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
There had been ostentatious boats before — automobile millionaire Henry Dodge had commissioned the luxurious but smaller SS Delphine in the 1920s — but Onassis brought floating plutocratic potency into a whole new age.
—Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
One of those is a stable, encapsulated form that protects vitamin C from breaking down when exposed to light and air while gradually releasing it into the skin for better potency and less irritation.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 May 2026
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Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
Only lower-potency THC, referred to as medical cannabis, is legalized for medical use.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
There had been ostentatious boats before — automobile millionaire Henry Dodge had commissioned the luxurious but smaller SS Delphine in the 1920s — but Onassis brought floating plutocratic potency into a whole new age.
—Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
One of those is a stable, encapsulated form that protects vitamin C from breaking down when exposed to light and air while gradually releasing it into the skin for better potency and less irritation.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potency
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Data center projects are likely to migrate to parts of Europe with lower power costs, creating winners and losers across the continent, the experts said.—
April Roach,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Jeffers flashed his power again, hitting the go-ahead homer Sunday and finishing 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Twins avoided a series sweep.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The bird has long symbolized American values like strength, freedom and independence, said Kochersperger.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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American oak trees symbolize the enduring strength and resilience of our people and nation.—
Joseph Bonasia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Insects such as migrating monarch butterflies and some other animals, such as hummingbirds, depend on energy-rich nectar for fuel.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Adjust one workflow, boundary, or wellness choice that keeps draining energy.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2026
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After joking, Bruno let his client and her followers know that the exercise was meant to target the core and back muscles.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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The Emsella Treatment chair does the same for the pelvic floor, generating electromagnetic currents that cause pelvic floor muscles to contract and relax rapidly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Amy Dolinky, technical adviser for opioid settlement funds planning and capacity building at the Michigan Association of Counties, told Bridge that some of the counties that had not spent opioid funds as of December have recently completed planning and are preparing to disburse money in 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Among adult patients who have the capacity to make their own medical decisions, autonomy (with rare exceptions like suicide) generally wins out — even in scenarios, as in my field of adult intensive care unit (ICU) medicine, where the consequences can be dire.—
Adam W. Gaffney,
STAT,
18 May 2026
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potency. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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