Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for perdure
Verb
  • About 20 living hostages remain captive in desperate conditions, Israeli officials say, and about 25 more are believed to have died, but their bodies have not been returned to their families.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Slegers stopped short of admitting Arsenal are in the land of asking for favours elsewhere to remain in the title race.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Twenty years later, Iraq War veteran Aaron Hughes continues spreading his realization that soldiers can better champion American ideals by following their conscience over orders.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • McNeill said one argument in favor of the EV sector continuing to grow is the vehicles’ increasing utility far beyond transportation.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Short cruises, typically lasting less than a week, are growing in popularity for quick getaways.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The 22-game run lasted from January 16, 1897, to September 18 later that year and helped the Birmingham club do the double of league title and FA Cup in the spring — something that wouldn’t be achieved again until Tottenham Hotspur replicated it in 1960-61.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite Congress changing the funding formula in 2021, the shortfall has persisted.
    Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Outdated perceptions persist, and many view manufacturing as dirty, dangerous, and limiting career growth.
    Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Perdure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perdure. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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