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
Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
The show, which debuted in September 2024, just recently weathered its own storms, pausing production after fellow main cast member Taylor Frankie Paul was allegedly involved in a domestic violence incident.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 May 2026
Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
The monthly payroll numbers have been especially volatile through the first part of this year – in part due to weather, labor strikes and methodological changes.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
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Verb
Throughout the conflict, Xi has repeatedly called for peace and pledged to help developing countries weather the energy shortage brought about by the conflict.
—Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
The show, which debuted in September 2024, just recently weathered its own storms, pausing production after fellow main cast member Taylor Frankie Paul was allegedly involved in a domestic violence incident.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 May 2026
Noun
For those millions of Americans, spring weather brings sniffles, itchy eyes, asthma exacerbation, and other miseries, with effects ranging from mild symptoms to serious medical emergencies.
—Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
The monthly payroll numbers have been especially volatile through the first part of this year – in part due to weather, labor strikes and methodological changes.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weather
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If jet-fuel prices don’t come down soon, other ultra-discount carriers may also be struggling to survive.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Most banana plants survive even severe freezes and can make new grow from shoots at or below the ground line.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The metro area and areas north of that line may only see general thunderstorm activity, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The chance of precipitation is 24%.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2026
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If an ostrich egg reveals rainy conditions, that means an individual human settlement likely also felt that precipitation—and maybe the inhabitants changed their behavior accordingly.—
Hannah Richter,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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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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As plants use rainwater to grow, their leaves pick up the rain’s characteristic ratio of hydrogen isotopes—atoms with the same number of protons and different numbers of neutrons.—
Hannah Richter,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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While the immediate flood threat has diminished, rain is expected to persist along the Mid-Atlantic coast.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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“Weather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weather. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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