resilience

noun

Definition of resiliencenext
1
as in strength
the ability to withstand or adjust to challenges Her resilience shined in her willingness to accept the failure as a valuable learning experience. We were impressed by his resilience and optimism throughout his battle with cancer.

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as in flexibility
the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been stretched, pressed, bent, etc. Rubber is a favorite material for dog toys thanks to its strong resilience. Palm trees have evolved to show strong resilience in the face of tropical storms.

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Recent Examples of resilience The veterans who trusted us with their stories revealed extraordinary resilience and humanity in a place most people never think to look. — Peter White, Deadline, 17 July 2026 Organizers said the incident demonstrated the robot’s structural durability, redundancy, and resilience under combat conditions, reports GT. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026 On Thursday Jenner paid tribute to that resilience and so much else. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 Another alternative from Ramboll acts as a shock absorber for the grid, helping utilities and grid operators to add more renewable energy sources while lowering risk, preventing outages, raising resilience, and lowering development costs. — Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for resilience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resilience
  1. strength
  2. flexibility
  3. persistence
  4. adaptability
  5. persistency
  6. elasticity
Noun
  • Wall Street looked past geopolitical tensions with benchmark indexes rising on Big Tech strength and signs of easing inflation, even as Middle East hostilities escalated.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Testosterone is a hormone produced primarily in the testicles that helps maintain men’s bone density, fat distribution, muscle strength and mass, facial and body hair, red blood cell production and sperm production.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of strength
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  • If white feels like too much upkeep, an off-white, cream or pale blue slipcover can achieve a similar effect with a bit more flexibility.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Markets like Round Top give you a bit more flexibility to grab a quick breakfast.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of flexibility
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  • Analysts said the persistence of such underlying weakness also raises the question of whether Chinese officials will turn to more fiscal stimulus to try and boost domestic spending.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • This book shows the importance of persistence when refining a skill and remaining true to oneself.
    — Brooke Harris Garad, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Definition of persistence
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  • Sustainable growth is increasingly being built on discipline, adaptability and execution rather than prediction.
    — Greg Hewitt, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • On his glitzy and paranoid new record, the rapper wrestles with survivor’s guilt while making a case for East Coast boom-bap’s perpetual adaptability.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
Definition of adaptability
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  • The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.
    — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.
    — Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
Definition of persistency
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  • Alvarez wonders if the breaking point of a liquid is related not to a property like elasticity, but to something more fundamental to the liquid’s structure.
    — Rohini Subrahmanyam, Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2026
  • Its formula is rich in fatty acids to help restore the skin’s elasticity and leave you with a smoother pout.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
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