as in to survive
to come safely through
we've weathered worse crises, and so we'll survive this one
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as in thunderstorm
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Recent Examples of weather
Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Extreme weather is also to blame for some of the declines, Zhao adds.
—Alix Langone, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Mason Leath, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
However, The Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman, who has weathered 40 years in real estate, says today’s struggles are no more extraordinary than those faced by other generations.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
There were more than 6,000 delays for flights in or out of the US Sunday, for all reasons including staffing problems and weather, according to FlightAware, with 27% of American Airlines flights delayed.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Extreme weather is also to blame for some of the declines, Zhao adds.
—Alix Langone, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
Food banks are seeing a surge of demand across the country as the government shutdown weathers its fourth week – and military families are among those turning to public pantries to put food on the table.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
However, The Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman, who has weathered 40 years in real estate, says today’s struggles are no more extraordinary than those faced by other generations.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weather
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Elaine and Alan survived this week's eliminations, and will return to the show next week.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That old story survived the reevaluation of war that took place during the Enlightenment; the transformation of the modern battlefield by mass mobilization and factory-scale killing in the twentieth century; and now, the separation between killer and target facilitated by technology.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Uranus retrograde in Gemini, on the other hand, is equivalent to a mental thunderstorm, flooding our minds with questions and curiosities.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Surface winds are 58 mph (50 knots) or greater in a thunderstorm.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The chance of precipitation is less than 20%, which is considered a slight chance.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the precipitation, winds could also be increasingly gusty from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Ms. Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2022
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The Rockies and Plains could see light snow, while Texas could see fair conditions, followed by rain, according to the forecast.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Haiti’s Office of Civil Protection said flooding of the Saint Martin River caused by heavy rains also destroyed a bridge in Saint Suzanne in the northeast region of Haiti.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Weather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weather. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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