endured

past tense of endure
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as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it an elderly couple who have endured the ups and downs of a half century of married life

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Recent Examples of endured The play is a gently unfolding, calmly delivered tale of the decades of horrors endured by a real-life person named Eddie Jaku. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 Balochistan has endured a long-running insurgency by groups that accuse Pakistan of discriminating against the province and exploiting its natural resources. — Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 South Florida enters its spin dry cycle Friday and the weekend after record rainfall fell on Key West Thursday and Miami-Dade and Broward endured a day’s worth of steady rain and drizzle. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 In this respect, Bogart incarnated the same vision of inescapable destiny that his characters endured. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The loss was the fifth straight for the Mustangs, who have endured an inconsistent season. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 This year, families reported that students at many schools, including Briarmeadow Charter, Bush Elementary School and Northside High School, endured high temperatures indoors while the city experienced its third hottest August on record. — Claire Partain, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026 Kyiv has now endured almost five years of war, so its residents are used to hardship. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 Copenhaver endured multiple surgeries and permanent injuries after bullets struck his arm and abdomen; his family has not said whether the wounds caused his death. — Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endured
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  • That growth hasn’t always been linear, as the girls have experienced some unexpected changes these past several months, including the hiatus of fellow members Sophia Laforteza and Manon Bannerman.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Millions watched American destinations around the world while international visitors experienced our hotels, restaurants, attractions and communities firsthand.
    — Rachel J.C. Fu, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • Celebrating in a moment like that is disheartening and would never be tolerated here at Bosco.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Goktas said political humor had been tolerated in the past and the laws regarding insult had not changed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • But in a keynote a day later, founder Wang Xingxing cautioned that commercialization beyond dancing robots remained years away.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Nolo, meanwhile, was well southwest of Hawaii and moving away from the Big Island as the weekend drew to a close, but a wind advisory and high surf advisory remained in effect for parts of the island through Monday morning.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • As a result, Reeve underwent another operation, this time to remove dozens of lymph nodes from his abdomen.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers found that use of specialist psychiatric care increased during follow-up among adolescents and young adults who underwent medical transition.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • Under legislation known as Assembly Bill 1770, the attorney general will decide what actions justice officials should take to ensure private arbitrations required by any health plan are handled fairly and in line with state law.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • James, naturally, handled himself like a true professional, used to the global spotlight since he was put on a basketball pedestal as a teenager.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • In addition to their share in Walmart, the family has continued to amass their fortune through the acquisition of sports teams.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Doumanian pointed to testimony from the surgeon who treated Avila on the night of the attack and continued caring for her through reconstructive procedures on her face and arm.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • The hurricane center said Monday that Rachel had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was located about 225 miles south-southwest of Acapulco.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Far more famous conflicts had a bond element, even a central one, Wigglesworth found.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • In January, its investigators reported finding more than 100 hallucinated citations in papers accepted at NeurIPS, one of the world’s top AI research conferences, as Fortune first reported.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Walk-ups to the center will be accepted and the facility has storage available for personal belongings if needed.
    — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Endured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endured. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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