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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perdure
Verb
  • The takeover remains widely unpopular among Washington residents – some 80% oppose it, according to a Washington Post poll.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Frontier, American are the perennial problem children Frontier Airlines remains stuck at the bottom for the third straight year.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Smith replied that private schools must submit renewal packets every year before they are approved to continue participation in the accounts program, and that the agency compares the new tuition rates against the older rates.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Patients who tested positive for Covid-19 continued rapid antigen testing each day until the result was negative, so researchers could see how long the infection lasted.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Built to last, the 2020 model features a new roof design that boasts up to 90 pounds per square foot of snow load.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The recession began in December 2007, when the housing bubble burst and the financial crisis took hold, and lasted until mid-2009.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bui persisted, one conversation at a time.
    Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Spotting will persist, particularly in areas with heavy concentrations of dead and down fuels, continuing to complicate containment efforts.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Perdure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perdure. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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