as in survived
to come safely through
we've weathered worse crises, and so we'll survive this one
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Recent Examples of weathered
The View has weathered a number of absences in recent months, with Republican panelist Alyssa Farah Griffin leaving the table for about two months earlier this year following the birth of her first baby in February.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
Meanwhile, initial inspections of SpaceX’s new launch pad at Starbase, used for the first time Friday, showed the facility weathered the intensity of liftoff with no significant problems.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
In recent months, however, the company has weathered layoffs, internal turbulence and increasingly public ideological fractures on the American right — particularly around Shapiro, its biggest star by far, and his ongoing support of Israel through the war in Gaza, and now in Iran.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Nevertheless, through a process of selective holdings and divestitures, SoftBank weathered the downturn.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
Meanwhile, initial inspections of SpaceX’s new launch pad at Starbase, used for the first time Friday, showed the facility weathered the intensity of liftoff with no significant problems.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
In recent months, however, the company has weathered layoffs, internal turbulence and increasingly public ideological fractures on the American right — particularly around Shapiro, its biggest star by far, and his ongoing support of Israel through the war in Gaza, and now in Iran.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Nevertheless, through a process of selective holdings and divestitures, SoftBank weathered the downturn.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weathered
survived
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The teen survived and is recovering from his injuries, authorities said.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Originally founded in 1881 by the Harvey brothers, the distillery survived wars, economic downturns, and multiple closures before shutting down entirely in 1994.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Weathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weathered. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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