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as in reliability
the ability to withstand force or stress without being distorted, dislodged, or damaged
the bridge was designed with such great stability that it supposedly will not collapse even under the harshest weather conditions
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as in consistency
the state of continuing without change
the stability of the regime is in jeopardy
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Recent Examples of stability
If even 10% of funds invested in Mag 7 rebalance toward Microsoft, that’s hundreds of billions in buying pressure
With earnings stability and balance sheet strength, Microsoft is the natural safe-haven.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Beijing and Hong Kong governments insist the law is necessary for the city’s stability.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In their first three months in power, the government’s security forces in Tartus Province had largely made good on their promises to maintain stability.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
While some uncertainty remains about the stability of some positions, multiple park advocates and experts have told USA TODAY one thing is clear: the National Park Service was already understaffed before all this.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Beijing and Hong Kong governments insist the law is necessary for the city’s stability.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In their first three months in power, the government’s security forces in Tartus Province had largely made good on their promises to maintain stability.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
While some uncertainty remains about the stability of some positions, multiple park advocates and experts have told USA TODAY one thing is clear: the National Park Service was already understaffed before all this.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stability
Noun
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How utilities choose which power source to invest in depends in large part on two key aspects: price and reliability.—
Erin Baker,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Customer experience also helps with increasing trust and reliability.—
Janita Pannu,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Harvard must immediately reform its student discipline policies and procedures so as to swiftly and transparently enforce its existing disciplinary policies with consistency and impartiality, and without double standards based on identity or ideology.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Not just in flavor, but also in consistency and color.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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Getty Images That said, international and U.S. stock returns tend to ebb and flow in cycles, with each showing multi-year periods of relative strength and weakness.—
Greg Iacurci,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Neuroplasticity allows for the formation of new connections, the purging of obsolete ones, and changes in the strength of existing connections—all processes that make subtle changes to the structure of our neural networks.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Stability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stability. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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