staunchness

noun

Definition of staunchnessnext
as in loyalty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staunchness
  1. loyalty
  2. devotion
  3. allegiance
  4. constancy
  5. fealty
Noun
  • To address the issue and restore customer loyalty, the complaint suggests that Chipotle would need to increase portion sizes, which would, in turn, raise the company’s cost of sales.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Macrinus is, at least, self-motivated, while Lucius reads as indifferent until the script requires him to make an abrupt shift in loyalties.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of loyalty
Noun
  • Lawmakers from high-tax states — including Republicans — have made clear their ardent devotion to the cause of restoring the deduction.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But what may not be as widely known is his devotion as a father to his three daughters.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of devotion
Noun
  • Because of that, many in the art world snubbed both Mel and Racquel to show allegiance to Mickalene.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Independents are often swing voters, who may switch their allegiance from election to election.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of allegiance
Noun
  • In the 1940s scientists realized this cosmic constancy could be used to measure time without the chaotic noise associated with other physical clocks.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Our second table has a higher hurdle for constancy of growth: All these land in the top decile of the universe in predictability of the earnings progression.
    William Baldwin, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of constancy
Noun
  • The race was dominated by two issues: a proposal to build an airport on 6,700 acres of state trust land on the outskirts of the city, and fealty to the champion of that idea, Mayor Jason Beck.
    Sean Holstege, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
  • During his remarks, which lasted around 40 minutes, Clinton said if elected again, Trump would only select cabinet members who demonstrated fealty to him.
    Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of fealty
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