potency
Example Sentences
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And yet again Frank had to rely on defenders for goals, showing once more the lack of potency – and resources – he has in attack.
From BBC
Economic coercion over time loses potency as the targets adjust.
But eventually the current wave loses its potency, the pendulum swings to the next outsiders, and the vicious circle folds into itself like an Escher painting.
The only way to solve the potency crisis is normalization.
While it might be a little silly, there’s a real potency to seeing all of those pairs smooching for a few seconds under a giant sprig of mistletoe.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
