as in surviving
to come safely through
we've weathered worse crises, and so we'll survive this one
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Recent Examples of weathering
The production took five years to complete, weathering the pandemic and industry strikes before filming could begin in Tokyo.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Chinese trade holds strong despite US tariffs Chinese trade figures beat expectations, suggesting Beijing may be weathering pressure from Washington amid intensifying tariff threats from the White House.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Still, in a workforce of more than 2 million people, Kobrin acknowledges that not all federal workers are weathering the shutdown and the turmoil of the past nine months the same way.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Rhythmic-format airplay is the draw for anyone weathering flak for collaborating with him.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Chinese trade holds strong despite US tariffs Chinese trade figures beat expectations, suggesting Beijing may be weathering pressure from Washington amid intensifying tariff threats from the White House.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Still, in a workforce of more than 2 million people, Kobrin acknowledges that not all federal workers are weathering the shutdown and the turmoil of the past nine months the same way.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Rhythmic-format airplay is the draw for anyone weathering flak for collaborating with him.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weathering
surviving
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Eighty-seven years after surviving the terror of Kristallnacht, a 101-year-old Holocaust survivor says the world today feels alarmingly similar to Nazi Germany in 1938.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The surviving members of Soundgarden — Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and founding bassist Hiro Yamamoto — were present for the induction.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Weathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weathering. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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