perdures

verb

present tense third-person singular of perdure
as in remains
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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  1. remains
  2. lasts
  3. continues
  4. persists
Verb
  • This is a long-term problem the agency is working on, but remains unresolved.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Sustained high performance by firms that treat customer value as primary remains the strongest empirical rebuttal.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of remains
Verb
  • The landslide comes amid the country’s rainy season, which usually lasts from June to September, and is known as Kiremt.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Measles is highly contagious, but the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is highly effective, and protection generally lasts for life.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of lasts
Verb
  • Making ends meet continues to be a struggle for many families, and now back-to-school shopping is straining even more families' budgets.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The company argues that improving awareness on the airport surface could deliver meaningful safety gains as flight activity continues to increase.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of continues
Verb
  • What persists, then, is not a clinical judgment but an institutional habit, and the burden of proof has been sitting on the wrong side of it all along.
    — Abigail MacKenzie, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Hotels are generally built to accommodate demand that persists throughout the year or recurs predictably across seasons.
    — Tim Komarek, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of persists
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