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 Islamic Republic has weathered protests before by mixing repression with tactical concessions.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
In the days since the post, the bar has weathered angry comments on social media and one-star reviews, which come with the territory.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026
The bar weathered its fair share of uncertainty after Pinkie’s passing, changing hands and even closing entirely in 2015.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
The industry had weathered a storm of growing public suspicion over sordid details coming from the entertainment industry in the wake of producer William Desmond Taylor’s murder and the rape/murder trials and acquittal of comedian Fatty Arbuckle.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
In the days since the post, the bar has weathered angry comments on social media and one-star reviews, which come with the territory.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026
The bar weathered its fair share of uncertainty after Pinkie’s passing, changing hands and even closing entirely in 2015.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
The industry had weathered a storm of growing public suspicion over sordid details coming from the entertainment industry in the wake of producer William Desmond Taylor’s murder and the rape/murder trials and acquittal of comedian Fatty Arbuckle.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weathered
survived
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The 13-year-old victim, who hasn't been publicly identified, survived after being shot in the chest.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Local reports noted that the woman miraculously survived partly because her helmet helped prevent more serious harm.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Weathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weathered. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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