as in to survive
to come safely through
we've weathered worse crises, and so we'll survive this one
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as in thunderstorm
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Recent Examples of weather
Eve Chen, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Winter blend gas makes for smoother performance in the cold weather.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Gold offers investors a hedge against an uneasy financial environment as policymakers weather the uncertain environment, analysts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
For details, visit Delta’s weather advisories webpage.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Winter blend gas makes for smoother performance in the cold weather.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
Still, in a workforce of more than 2 million people, Kobrin acknowledges that not all federal workers are weathering the shutdown and the turmoil of the past nine months the same way.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Gold offers investors a hedge against an uneasy financial environment as policymakers weather the uncertain environment, analysts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weather
Verb
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Although exact details have yet to be released, people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press that Hamas is expected to release all 20 surviving hostages this weekend, while Israeli forces begin withdrawing from most of Gaza.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The death of a long-term spouse has been associated with illness and even death in the surviving partner.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Locally heavy rain will be possible with any thunderstorm that develops.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The chance of precipitation is 30%.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Several variables can impact weather and precipitation in the Southwest outside of ENSO.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Ms. Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2022
Noun
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The game did not kick off until after a 2-hour weather delay because of nearby lightning strikes and started with sheets of rain, which played right into the Hornets’ hands.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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What to do in the rain on the road?—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Weather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weather. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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