as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
vitamins of high potency that should be taken only in the proper dosage
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Recent Examples of potency
Having another player that can make passes like this gives the Lakers offense some extra potency.
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Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The two-step treatment first involves a serum, encased in single-dose vials in an effort to maximize the potency of its hyaluronic acid and collagen, followed by a night cream.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Saya Gray seems to think so, weaving in and out of confidence, insecurity, grief, and the potency of being in love on her impressive debut, Saya.
—Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
His wit hasn’t deserted him, however, which gives his hatred a poisonous potency.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
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Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The two-step treatment first involves a serum, encased in single-dose vials in an effort to maximize the potency of its hyaluronic acid and collagen, followed by a night cream.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Saya Gray seems to think so, weaving in and out of confidence, insecurity, grief, and the potency of being in love on her impressive debut, Saya.
—Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
His wit hasn’t deserted him, however, which gives his hatred a poisonous potency.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potency
Noun
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That power is vested in prosecutors as executive branch officials.—
Michael Rothfeld,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Her lung power seems surprisingly undiminished, and the same goes for her sense of pitch.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s an inner strength that comes out when needed.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Executing such an audacious plan takes courage, self-belief, and the ability to capitalise on one’s strengths.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Then Curry got hot, and the Warriors fed off his energy.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The result of this is that prompts take longer to run and require much more energy/money to power.—
Rahul Gudise,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The muscles around the knee tend to shut down and shrink with startling rapidity once all that inflammation builds up around a torn ACL.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Protein serves as the building block for bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That should create more capacity that Nvidia could tap into down the road.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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And, extra space for reserve wines allows for the addition of a much bigger reserve wine capacity—more reserve wines means even more choices for fine tuning flavor.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potency. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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