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perduring 1 of 2

adjective

as in enduring

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verb

present participle of perdure
as in remaining
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 perduring
  1. enduring
  2. remaining
  3. abiding
  4. lasting
  5. residual
  6. continuing
  7. persisting
Adjective
  • Our enduring belief that anything is possible — whether based in reality or not — has helped the nation become the world’s largest economy.
    — Jonathan Fahey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Nearly 38 years after bodies were unearthed from Dorothea Puente’s yard, her crimes remain one of Sacramento’s most enduring fascinations.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of enduring
Verb
  • The shift of money does not eliminate foreign military financing for Tunisia, Iraq, North Macedonia or Slovakia, although the exact amount remaining for those countries was not immediately clear.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The last of Lila and Amisha’s henchmen has fled with the remaining supply of poison aerosol, intending to detonate it, on Amisha’s orders, at a nightclub.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of remaining
Adjective
  • Yet whatever the circumstances, the characters who populate her songs have an abiding and unshakable likability.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Though only married for a few years, their partnership feels seasoned, fortified by faith, ambition and an abiding sense of gratitude.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of abiding
Verb
  • The arch, proposed for a circle adjacent to the Memorial Bridge, is one of several projects that the Republican president is pursuing to leave his lasting imprint on Washington.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The project is one of several projects that the Republican president is pursuing to leave his lasting imprint on Washington.
    — Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of lasting
Adjective
  • Those that treat it as a workflow, training-data and clinician-oversight problem are better positioned to get durable value out of it while still managing the residual risk.
    — Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The residual effect of Bradgley Rodriguez, Adrian Morejón and Miller pitching for the third time in four days could well be that Randy Vásquez ends up being used for multiple innings in a sort of piggyback role if necessary one of the next two days.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of residual
Verb
  • The catastrophe was a reminder of not only the destructiveness of Israeli bombing, but also the depth of the continuing privation in Gaza today.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The idea comes as the economy confronts rising interest rates, continuing inflation and climbing fuel costs.
    — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of continuing
Verb
  • One place where the one-hander is persisting is at the recreational level, where players search for consistency and where elite levels of power and precision are secondary to fun, comfort and longevity.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And to me, that denial is one factor that contributes to the crimes persisting.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of persisting
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“Perduring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perduring. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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