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The potency of her words changed many minds in the audience that night.
Any vitamin of high potency should only be taken in the proper dosage.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
These variations can impact the efficacy and potency of your cleaning supplies.
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The character navigates a couple of major changes over the course of the play, yet somehow feels underdeveloped in ways that undercut the potency of his big moments.
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Steel won by nearly 5 percent, demonstrating the political potency of Asian-on-Asian Communist smears.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
These variations can impact the efficacy and potency of your cleaning supplies.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
The character navigates a couple of major changes over the course of the play, yet somehow feels underdeveloped in ways that undercut the potency of his big moments.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
Steel won by nearly 5 percent, demonstrating the political potency of Asian-on-Asian Communist smears.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potency. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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potency
noun
po·ten·cy
ˈpōt-ᵊn-sē 
plural potencies
: the quality or state of being potent
vitamins of high potency
especially
: power to bring about a certain result
Medical Definition
potency
noun
po·ten·cy
ˈpōt-ᵊn-sē
plural potencies
: the quality or state of being potent: as
a
: chemical or medicinal strength or efficacy
a drug's potency
b
: the ability to copulate
—usually used of the male
c
: initial inherent capacity for development of a particular kind
cells with a potency for eye formation
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