staying power
noun
: capacity for continuing (as in existence, influence, or popularity) without weakening
Examples of staying power in a Sentence
a long-distance runner with a lot of staying power
a song with staying power
Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.
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Luke Combs is proving his staying power as his Australian tour boosts This One’s For You to a new career peak at No. 6.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2025
The focus here is on hydration, not deep color, plumping or staying power.
—Cora Harrington, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
But the Mustang Mach-E managed to take the No. 3 slot, the only non-Tesla brand that made it into the top three (Model 3 was No. 2), proving the staying power of the Ford electric SUV first introduced in 2019.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Still, Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist, wonders if this will have any staying power.
—Bob Pisani,robert Hum, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2025
The focus here is on hydration, not deep color, plumping or staying power.
—Cora Harrington, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
But the Mustang Mach-E managed to take the No. 3 slot, the only non-Tesla brand that made it into the top three (Model 3 was No. 2), proving the staying power of the Ford electric SUV first introduced in 2019.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Still, Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist, wonders if this will have any staying power.
—Bob Pisani,robert Hum, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Staying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staying%20power. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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