1
as in nurtured
to supply with nourishment
a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch
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as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
sustained serious injuries in the car crash
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as in endured
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I won't sustain such insolence!
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as in bolstered
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
that old chair won't sustain your weight
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Recent Examples of sustained
Three apartments sustained fire damage and another received smoke damage in a blaze Tuesday night near Timberline High School, a city of Boise spokesperson said.
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Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
The technology must deliver within years rather than decades, critics add, since the current level of spending cannot be sustained.
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Max Zahn,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
In the movie Invictus, Nelson Mandela refers to the poem by the same name as something that sustained him during his 27 years of incarceration.
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Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Still, sustained free flight testing will provide further insight into its speed, range, and transition capabilities between hover and forward flight.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
The technology must deliver within years rather than decades, critics add, since the current level of spending cannot be sustained.
—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
In the movie Invictus, Nelson Mandela refers to the poem by the same name as something that sustained him during his 27 years of incarceration.
—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Still, sustained free flight testing will provide further insight into its speed, range, and transition capabilities between hover and forward flight.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sustained
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustained
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If nurtured and supported, these emerging ecosystems can become engines of economic growth, job creation, and community revitalization.
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The Mississippi divided empires, helped decide a civil war, and nurtured a distinct culture of river towns and port cities.
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Investors who have experienced what might be called a contextual failure, a deal that stalled not because the economics changed but because the relationship broke down, will recognize the pattern.
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Like other female inmates in Tennessee and beyond, Sellars experienced strip searches that are more humiliating than what men experience because of their menstrual cycles.
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For those who have endured it, the lottery curse is more akin to spending a few weeks of your life in celebrity hell.
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On Thursday, as the UK endured its hottest June temperature on record, CNN visited the quarry where Dylan drowned, with his mom, Beckie Ramsay.
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After that was a long drive across the state of Alabama, bolstered by MoonPies, before our final leg in New Orleans.
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In Asia and Europe, tech shares were bolstered by bumper gains in the semiconductor space.
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Doubts about his age have emerged from time to time and, while official documents have verified his date of birth and satisfied Indian cricket’s governing body, the sceptics will not always be satisfied.
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After more than five months of picket lines, the Writers Guild won a contract that satisfied its membership.
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The jewelry designer and mother of two had a lumpectomy, underwent radiation and took Tamoxifen to reduce her risk of recurrence.
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Unlike Brazil, the Philippines has never had a player make a meaningful impact on the professional game, especially on the women’s side.
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Violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated.
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Six years later, an ostensibly secret but broadly tolerated Remonstrant church was established in Delft.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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“Sustained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustained. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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