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as in survived
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
we were lucky that the batteries lasted until we could get to the store to buy more
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as in remained
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
this heavy drought has lasted all summer
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Recent Examples of lasted
Their face-to-face visit lasted about an hour and was followed by lunch.
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Michelle L. Price, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
The dichotomy has lasted weeks and is finally about to shift – but only after one more major blast of Arctic air this weekend for the East.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Abraham Lincoln first earned national attention by calling out President Polk’s lies about the lead-up to the conflict, which lasted from April 1846 to February 1848, on the floor of Congress.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
As a helicopter hovered overhead and legal observers blew whistles, the center went into a lockdown that lasted three hours that day, and then did the same for four hours the next day when ICE circled again.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
When The Kid told everyone in their class about menstruation—mistakenly suggesting that periods lasted for a month—Karen called me immediately.
—Jen Wang, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
But this seething primordial soup—the stuff of future galaxies, stars, planets and people—only lasted a few microseconds.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
The delay has lasted for more than 20 minutes now and a live video feed of the event overheard the waiting athletes discussing the merits of zucchini bread, among other things.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
This was the start of a nightmare that lasted nearly 500 days, which Horn talked about recently at the Congregation Ner Tamid in Henderson, Nevada.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Michelle L. Price, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
The dichotomy has lasted weeks and is finally about to shift – but only after one more major blast of Arctic air this weekend for the East.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Abraham Lincoln first earned national attention by calling out President Polk’s lies about the lead-up to the conflict, which lasted from April 1846 to February 1848, on the floor of Congress.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
As a helicopter hovered overhead and legal observers blew whistles, the center went into a lockdown that lasted three hours that day, and then did the same for four hours the next day when ICE circled again.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
When The Kid told everyone in their class about menstruation—mistakenly suggesting that periods lasted for a month—Karen called me immediately.
—Jen Wang, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
But this seething primordial soup—the stuff of future galaxies, stars, planets and people—only lasted a few microseconds.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
The delay has lasted for more than 20 minutes now and a live video feed of the event overheard the waiting athletes discussing the merits of zucchini bread, among other things.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
This was the start of a nightmare that lasted nearly 500 days, which Horn talked about recently at the Congregation Ner Tamid in Henderson, Nevada.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasted
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The 13-year-old victim, who hasn't been publicly identified, survived after being shot in the chest.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Local reports noted that the woman miraculously survived partly because her helmet helped prevent more serious harm.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The wind remained strong and the ground brittle.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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At a time when the British elite remained fixated with Latin and Greek, the modern languages provided generations of Irishmen and women with one way of countering Anglocentrism within Irish cultural life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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That argument prevailed, and the committee voted 9-6 to defeat the bill.—
Seth Tupper,
States Newsroom,
3 Feb. 2026
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Iger and Disney ultimately prevailed in the fight, which fizzled out in early 2023 after at one point seeming to threaten Iger’s legacy.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Precious metals continued to reach new heights Monday, but in a rare phenomenon, silver is actually moving faster than gold.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As of Monday evening, police had not released details about a possible suspect and continued to canvass the area for information.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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His poems distilled the tension between belonging and alienation, capturing a society where every day life persisted under the long shadow of armed checkpoints and simmering mistrust.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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While this winter has been much snowier than normal, soil moisture conditions are lower than normal due to the flash drought that developed last summer and persisted into fall.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Lasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasted. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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