as in endurance
great physical or mental strength that allows you to continue doing something for a long time
Do you have the stamina to finish the job?
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Recent Examples of stamina
Powershift is trying the 10-furlong distance for the first time, but his pedigree screams stamina.
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Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 5 June 2026
But a new book by former first lady Jill Biden suggests that these reassuring portraits of an octogenarian president with enviable stamina were embellished.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 3 June 2026
The organization believes Brito needs more time to build up and maintain his stamina before calling him up to start or serve as a long man out of the bullpen.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
The fast push through the first few songs in the show has required a new level of stamina for the performer.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
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Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 5 June 2026
But a new book by former first lady Jill Biden suggests that these reassuring portraits of an octogenarian president with enviable stamina were embellished.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 3 June 2026
The organization believes Brito needs more time to build up and maintain his stamina before calling him up to start or serve as a long man out of the bullpen.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
The fast push through the first few songs in the show has required a new level of stamina for the performer.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stamina
Noun
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Other technical specifications of Iron Wasp, including endurance, warhead mass, and operational range, have not been publicly released by the companies at the time of this article’s publication.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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The Project Sunrise name is a nod to Qantas’ historic Double Sunrise endurance flights during World War II.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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These moves seek to address the brain drain of top technical talent following the invasion of Ukraine by playing to a traditional Russian strength—upskilling members of a population of some 140 million people, which has historically seen success in the mathematical sciences.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
18 June 2026
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Nearly 30 years later, and some 52 years after the country’s first World Cup appearance in West Germany, Haiti’s players must summon that same strength.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Creative energy simmers beneath the surface, waiting for the right moment to be expressed.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The measures would open sectors such as banking, energy, and real estate development to private capital and foreign companies.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Sprinting entails pushing off with your feet and abruptly activating your calf muscles.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Symptoms include muscle cramps, extreme fatigue, impaired performance, headache, irritability, nausea, dizziness, cramping and dehydration.—
Dorany Pineda,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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“Stamina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stamina. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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