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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
Formula 1 manufacturers have approved changes to the engine testing rules for 2026 following the compression ratio row that has lasted through the offseason.
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The camps lasted several decades, until the 1840s.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
While previous tests lasted only a fraction of a second due to the risk of melting combustion chambers, the team recently ran the turbine for 303 seconds.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
Rocker said that Milwaukee’s propensity for early-count swings (more than half of his at-bats lasted two pitches or less) dissuaded him from changeup usage.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Quenneville then lasted just three seasons in Colorado despite producing two playoff teams.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Bruce Perreault had one of the most heart-wrenching runs of Survivor ever, seeing as how that run really only lasted a few minutes.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
The chase lasted about 10 minutes.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
The protest included well over 100 students and lasted for about an hour.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Luke Smith, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The camps lasted several decades, until the 1840s.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
While previous tests lasted only a fraction of a second due to the risk of melting combustion chambers, the team recently ran the turbine for 303 seconds.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
Rocker said that Milwaukee’s propensity for early-count swings (more than half of his at-bats lasted two pitches or less) dissuaded him from changeup usage.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Quenneville then lasted just three seasons in Colorado despite producing two playoff teams.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Bruce Perreault had one of the most heart-wrenching runs of Survivor ever, seeing as how that run really only lasted a few minutes.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
The chase lasted about 10 minutes.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
The protest included well over 100 students and lasted for about an hour.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasted
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Langford initially survived the stabbing and identified her attacker before dying of cardiac arrest on the way to emergency surgery.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Six others in the group survived.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The bugbears of this season — wasting promising chances (though Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce deserves credit for many of those) and some vulnerability to counter-attacks — remained.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Buss trusted his instincts and went for it, the enlistment of Riley fashioning a culture that remained strong until the death of Buss in 2013.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Onosato and Hoshoryu had both made it to the end of the autumn tournament with records of thirteen wins and two losses, meaning that the Emperor’s Cup would go to whichever yokozuna prevailed in a winner-take-all playoff bout.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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In addition to Mosaku’s win, Ryan Coogler won for Original Screenplay, and Ludwig Göransson prevailed in Best Original Score, good for 90 MFL points.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026
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The governor continued to discuss his dyslexia and struggle to read.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Over the course of the past several years, technology has continued to evolve at an advanced rate.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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While shallow marine ecosystems collapsed under falling oxygen levels, deeper-water species weathered the crisis in more stable conditions, then persisted into the post-extinction world that the Huayuan biota captures.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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That continued a downward trend that has persisted since 2022.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Lasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasted. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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