willpower
Example Sentences
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Keeping pre-cut fruit within reach in the refrigerator or placing sweets out of sight can support long-term goals without requiring constant willpower.
From Science Daily
The idea that obesity is simply a matter of willpower is held by a great many people - including some medical professionals.
From BBC
The Apollo engineers had slide rules and willpower.
From MarketWatch
What has changed is her acceptance 2½ years ago that she has a disease, obesity, and that this time around there was something not called “willpower” to help her manage it.
From Los Angeles Times
Strips of text spelling “freestyle,” “defects” and “willpower”—each in a unique color and font—span one corner.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
