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endurance

[en-door-uhns, -dyoor-] / ɛnˈdʊər əns, -ˈdjʊər- /
NOUN
bearing hardship; staying power
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability capacity courage fortitude grit mettle patience perseverance persistence stamina strength tenacity tolerance vitality
STRONG
allowance backbone bearing cool coolness guts gutsiness heart moxie pertinacity pluck resignation resistance resolution restraint spunk standing starch submission sufferance suffering toleration will
WEAK
continuing enduring forebearance holding up intestinal fortitude undergoing withstanding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathy cowardice idleness impotence inability incompetence indifference indolence intolerance lack laziness lethargy timidity weakness
STRONG
compliance fear resistance
WEAK
end fleetingness
NOUN
continuity, lastingness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
durability longevity persistence
STRONG
continuance continuation duration immutability permanence stability
Antonyms
STRONG
end finish stop
WEAK
fleetingness

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Though endurance athletes—from Olympians to amateur runners—are highly susceptible to gastrointestinal issues, the spectacle generated backlash and stirred a debate: Had extreme fitness gone too far?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But endurance is not the same as popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Others in the fitness community have pointed out that this is not unheard of for endurance athletes.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Are women better suited to endurance exercise than men?

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

He lay silent, racked beyond endurance, salt drying on his face, with nothing in him any more, no lust, no fear, no shame, no hope.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin