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
The 35-minute short is by turns fussily absurdist and darkly resonant, with the former sometimes robbing the latter of its potency.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
The cap on registrations does not apply to a medical cannabis combination business or a lower-potency hemp edible retailer.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
That testing not only helps ensure bioavailability and efficacy, but also tests for purity, potency, and contaminants.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
This immediacy also strengthens the potency all the thematic threads Luigi explores.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
The cap on registrations does not apply to a medical cannabis combination business or a lower-potency hemp edible retailer.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
That testing not only helps ensure bioavailability and efficacy, but also tests for purity, potency, and contaminants.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
This immediacy also strengthens the potency all the thematic threads Luigi explores.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for potency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potency
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Fully built out, the data center will pull a gigawatt from Arkansas' power grid, which is enough to power approximately 750,000 homes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Archaeologists discovered two astonishing Iron Age hoards in North Yorkshire, one of them being the largest ever found in British history, which has changed the historical understanding of wealth and power in pre-Roman Britain.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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That Smith’s work remains little-known is all the more baffling considering the strength and depth of a retrospective now up at Keith de Lellis.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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His teammates often marvel at his strength both in the weight room and in team drills.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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From cargo ships crossing the ocean to the delivery van pulling up to your door, rising fuel and other energy prices are driving up the cost of transporting goods.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Royals came out with great energy and trailed by just five with three minutes left in the half before Purdue created separation with a 10-0 run to take a 15-point lead.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2026
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What can’t be easily seen or measured but can impact recovery as much as a weak muscle or stiff joint are the psychological aspects.—
Ian McMahan,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The heat dome will flex its muscles eastward over the next few days.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Edged has five campuses in operation and planned in Spain and Portugal with total capacity for 380 megawatt (MW).—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Even with those constraints, the winery has continued investing in its operations in recent years, upgrading equipment at a cost of more than $2 million and expanding production capacity at a time when many wineries are scaling back.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potency. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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