stronger
ˈstrȯŋ-gər 
also -ər
; strongest
ˈstrȯŋ-gəst
also -əst
1
: having or marked by great physical power
2
: having moral or intellectual power
3
: having great resources (as of wealth or talent)
4
: of a specified number
an army ten thousand strong
5
a
: striking or superior of its kind
a strong resemblance
b
: effective or efficient especially in a specified direction
… strong on watching other people work …—
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8
obsolete
: flagrant
9
: moving with rapidity or force
a strong wind
11
a
: not easily injured or disturbed : solid
b
: not easily subdued or taken
a strong fort
12
: well established : firm
strong beliefs
13
: not easily upset or nauseated
a strong stomach
14
: having an offensive or intense odor or flavor : rank
strong breath
15
: tending toward steady or higher prices
a strong market
16
a
: of, relating to, or being a verb that is inflected by a change in the root vowel (such as strive, strove, striven) rather than by regular affixation
b
of a noun or adjective declension in Germanic languages
: retaining a greater number of distinctions in case, number and gender
: in a strong or forceful manner
The wind was blowing strong from the West.
The company is still going strong [=continuing successfully, flourishing] despite new challenges.
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Examples of strong in a Sentence
Adjective
an athlete with strong muscles
He's as strong as an ox.
The table should be strong enough to survive the trip.
The builder added supports to make the walls stronger.
He'll return to work when he's feeling a little stronger.
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Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.
—National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023
Raha, whose full name and identity are being withheld for her safety, says the flames of the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution are still burning strong within the women forgoing their hijab in public, even if people are no longer taking to the streets in protest.
—Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2023
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Adjective
According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.
—National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
Adverb
Arkansas tourism returned strong after being hit hard by the pandemic, with the Natural State playing host to roughly a third more tourists in 2022 than in 2019.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023
Raha, whose full name and identity are being withheld for her safety, says the flames of the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution are still burning strong within the women forgoing their hijab in public, even if people are no longer taking to the streets in protest.
—Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2023
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“Strong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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strong
adjective
stronger
ˈstrȯŋ-gər
; strongest
ˈstrȯŋ-gəst
1
: having or marked by great physical power : robust
2
: having moral or mental power
3
: having great resources (as of wealth)
4
: of a specified number
an army ten thousand strong
5
: being great or striking
a strong resemblance
7
: not mild or weak : having much of some quality
strong coffee
strong acid
strong glasses
8
: moving with rapidity or force
strong wind
9
: enthusiastic, zealous
a strong believer in peace
10
: not easily captured or overcome
a strong fort
11
: well established : firm
strong traditions
12
: having a disgusting or powerful odor or flavor : rank
13
: of, relating to, or being a verb that forms the past tense by a change in the root vowel and the past participle usually by the addition of -en with or without change of the root vowel (as strive, strove, striven or drink, drank, drunk)
strong
adverb
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