tenaciousness

noun

as in stamina
ability or willingness to carry on despite danger, difficulty, or obstacle Only those with supreme tenaciousness will be able to complete this epic trek through an unforgiving landscape.

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Recent Examples of tenaciousness At 6 feet 9 and 255 pounds, Johnson is a unit of a forward, with all the tenaciousness and intensity needed to carve out a pro career. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 9 May 2026 There was a tenaciousness from Minnesota down the stretch in what ended up being a 75-58 win over Green Bay. — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026 Because of the tenaciousness of collectors, Air Jordan release information leaks at a rate and with a lead time unmatched by any other sneakers. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenaciousness
  1. stamina
  2. endurance
  3. determination
  4. tenacity
  5. persistence
  6. perseverance
  7. courage
  8. persistency
Noun
  • Under that gorgeous screen, the watch is packed with 32GB of storage, tons of sports modes to track your activities, and a myriad of other metrics, including overall stamina, sleep, VO2 max, recovery insights, and even wrist power.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ambitious mukbang-ers eager to prove their gastronomic stamina descended on Red Lobster locations across the country to consume absurd quantities of shrimp.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stamina
Noun
  • Two very different odysseys collide in a story about endurance, privilege, and our shared humanity.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Previous endurance test Figure has already tested its humanoids in a much longer operational demonstration.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of endurance
Noun
  • Lydia obviously provides some support, ballast and encouragement, determination for him.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Any value or meaning your creative work will ever have begins with your determination to actually do it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of determination
Noun
  • Within such a movement, no band is embracing it with the tenacity — or the audacity — of Dexter and the Moonrocks.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • All three, as their titles suggest, confirmed the tenacity of Pawlikowski’s eastward gaze.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenacity
Noun
  • Of course, the persistence of traders to keep doubling down on AI could also be a sign of a bubble.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Passion opens the door, but sustainability requires strong partnerships, financial discipline, persistence and good operations.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of persistence
Noun
  • Lions sixth-round pick Skyler Gill-Howard beat those odds with a resilience and perseverance that match the city that drafted him.
    — Matt Finkel, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This season is about resilience and perseverance for Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of perseverance
Noun
  • Independence gave us the courage to cross the last threshold.
    — Amelia Rose Barlow, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Michael Haneke’s adaptation of The Piano Teacher gives me courage.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of courage
Noun
  • 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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