PERDURED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

perdured

verb

past tense of perdure

as in remained

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state in so many ways, the influence and legacy of the Roman empire perdures to this very day

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Thin partitions marked an early attempt to slice the space into smaller rooms, but the original brick walls remained bare, shivering with cobwebs, where someone had pasted a picture of a man, holy hands bracketing a redbrick heart.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Yet, the oxygen isotopes in these primitive samples remained virtually untouched by parent-body alteration.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of remained

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This style of display continued throughout the exhibit, as just around the corner, a lifelike Luke Skywalker stood next to his landspeeder on a mock Tatooine while a Jawa hid nearby.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
An offseason filled with roster shuffling continued Tuesday for the Charlotte Hornets, who completed a three-player deal with Atlanta to land another guard with perimeter shooting potential.

— Staff reports, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of continued

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The average case, including filings that were settled, lasted 481 days.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Tocantins Her stint on Survivor may not have lasted long, but the first Tocantins boot continued to make news when Redemption Island contestant David Murphy proposed to her during his season’s live reunion show.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of lasted

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Declining natural gas exports have deprived Bolivia of dollars needed to import gasoline and diesel, contributing to chronic fuel shortages since 2023 that have persisted under Paz.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
By then, an incorrect setup, quality issue or access control issue could have persisted for weeks or months.

— Ramachander Rao Thallada, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of persisted

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