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
Since the days of Hillary, Sherpas have been renowned not only for their stamina at high altitudes and capacity for hard work, but also their cheerful friendliness and simple grace.
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John Meyer, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025
Build Endurance Leadership requires stamina, both mentally and physically.
—Gina Martin, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Less muscle means less stamina and strength and more fatigue, making treatment and recovery more difficult.30
Foods to Help Gain Weight
Choosing foods high in protein and calories can help achieve weight gain.
—Brittany Poulson, Mda, Rdn, Cd, Cdces, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Trump seems to welcome every opportunity to show off his stamina and strike a contrast with Biden, even months after defeating him.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
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John Meyer, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025
Build Endurance Leadership requires stamina, both mentally and physically.
—Gina Martin, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Less muscle means less stamina and strength and more fatigue, making treatment and recovery more difficult.30
Foods to Help Gain Weight
Choosing foods high in protein and calories can help achieve weight gain.
—Brittany Poulson, Mda, Rdn, Cd, Cdces, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Trump seems to welcome every opportunity to show off his stamina and strike a contrast with Biden, even months after defeating him.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stamina
Noun
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Regular jump rope exercise can reduce your resting heart rate, body mass index (BMI), and body fat and improve your endurance, strength, and range of motion.2 2.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2025
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Grace had been actively demonstrating her endurance on this expedition.—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her strength is not just in her ability to fight, but in her refusal to disappear.—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Specifically, its relative strength index reading fell to 28.3.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The administration tried to freeze funding that Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act directed to clean energy, turning that particular clock back to 2022.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has directed his staff to review and possibly alter national monuments as part of a push to expand U.S. energy production, a move that could further shake up public lands amid mass firings of national park and forest employees.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
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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Why protein is so important Most people have already internalized the importance of a protein-rich diet: Protein supports the body in building and repairing muscles, skin, and organs and helps in the production of enzymes and hormones that control our metabolism and immune system.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Stamina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stamina. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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