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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perdures
  1. remains
  2. lasts
  3. continues
  4. persists
Verb
  • Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Europe’s defense industry remains fragmented and constrained by supply chains, bureaucracy, labor shortages and years of underinvestment.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Small in size but big on personality, Little Spirit remains one of Atlanta’s most consistently delightful neighborhood cocktail bars.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of remains
Verb
  • The initial pursuit — which technically lasts the entire episode — is plagued by stops and starts to introduce characters and better explain the stakes.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • The regular portal window normally opens right after the championship game and lasts for 15 days.
    — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of lasts
Verb
  • Demand for high-bandwidth memory chips continues to outstrip supply as cloud providers race to build AI infrastructure, allowing leading memory makers such as SK Hynix and Micron to maintain strong pricing power.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Georgia baseball continues to be one of the most active teams in the transfer portal, entering Wednesday with 15 new additions.
    — Hunter DeLauder, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of continues
Verb
  • Still, the booze cruise stereotype persists, and mainstream cruise lines working on changing that, starting with tougher policies.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026
  • The community's collective action successfully forced this specific rollback, though the broader strategy of in-game purchases persists.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of persists
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“Perdures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perdures. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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