as in to survive
to come safely through
we've weathered worse crises, and so we'll survive this one
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Recent Examples of weather
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
The Colleyville Heritage football team led most of the way and held on for a big 28-21 win over Mansfield Summit on Friday at Vernon Newsom Stadium, weathering a late change in venue and time.
—Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
For one, no one truly knows how altering solar radiation would affect global weather systems.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Azaleas usually weather the South's mild frosts without problem, but many evergreen azaleas don't like a deep freeze.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
The Colleyville Heritage football team led most of the way and held on for a big 28-21 win over Mansfield Summit on Friday at Vernon Newsom Stadium, weathering a late change in venue and time.
—Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
But the original plan for an open-air rooftop bar proved too open-air in Texas weather.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
For one, no one truly knows how altering solar radiation would affect global weather systems.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weather
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All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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These criminal networks survive on money from drug trafficking, gold smuggling, arms and human trafficking.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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,
5 Nov. 2025
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With summer kicking off, the occasional thunderstorm to start the day is inevitable this time of year in Florida.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Temperatures are generally near normal, with precipitation slightly above average.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Their prediction is above normal temperatures and equal chances (could be above, below or normal numbers) of precipitation.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 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
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The Rockies and Plains could see light snow, while Texas could see fair conditions, followed by rain, according to the forecast.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Haiti’s Office of Civil Protection said flooding of the Saint Martin River caused by heavy rains also destroyed a bridge in Saint Suzanne in the northeast region of Haiti.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Weather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weather. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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