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staying powers

staying powers is the plural of staying power.

Meaning of staying power

Noun

staying power (usually uncountable, plural staying powers)

  1. (usually) Endurance, the ability to continue at something for a long period of time.
    • They have shown their staying power before and it would be daft to write them off but it must be disturbing, nonetheless, for Mourinho that his team are five points behind already and locked in a game of catch-up against the side that has just subjected them to a rare, old-fashioned beating.2015 August 16, Daniel Taylor, “Manchester City’s Sergio Agüero too good for Chelsea as Diego Costa labours”, in The Guardian

Questions about staying powers

What is staying powers the plural of?
Staying powers is the plural of staying power.

Words near staying powers in the dictionary

  1. staying loose
  2. staying on
  3. staying out
  4. staying over
  5. staying power
  6. staying powers
  7. staying put
  8. staying the course
  9. staying the distance
  10. staying the night
  11. staying together

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