as in strength
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
the justices displayed great intellectual depth and sinew in writing their opinion on this case
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Recent Examples of sinew
My father founded private hospitals south of Johannesburg, and my mother lectured anatomy, presiding over dissections and preparing meat dishes at home with the same attentive care — removing sinew and fat with a dedicated set of kitchen scalpels.
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Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Diggs uses words, beads, sinew, electronics, video, and her voice to examine memory, erasure, identity, and language within the urban landscape.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
The sinews of the conflict have stretched wider in the last year.
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Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
With Eddie Howe’s squad stripped back to the sinews by injuries, Miley’s ascent to the first team was a pressing need.
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George Caulkin,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sinew
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Diggs uses words, beads, sinew, electronics, video, and her voice to examine memory, erasure, identity, and language within the urban landscape.
—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
The sinews of the conflict have stretched wider in the last year.
—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
With Eddie Howe’s squad stripped back to the sinews by injuries, Miley’s ascent to the first team was a pressing need.
—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sinew
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinew
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The study was small, and follow-up research has not yet confirmed those results with the same strength.
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Draw upon your well of strength.
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
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He was raised in Tiberias and Eilat, outside Israel’s traditional centers of power and influence.
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The city is recommending zoning regulations that fall in line with state statute while trying to calm residents who are worried data centers will overwhelm resources like water and energy and impose on their quality of life.
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Welcome to Climate Point, your weekly guide to the latest news about climate, energy and the environment.
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Why barre keeps showing up on class schedules Barre is the low-impact entry in this lineup, blending ballet, pilates and yoga into high-repetition, small-range movements that tone muscles without battering the joints.
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Advertisement Doperak and Lund say that pickle juice is best used to treat muscle cramps, rather than prevent them.
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“Sinew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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