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 Broward school superintendent is weathering his first major crisis involving two controversial financial decisions.
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
For Golden resident Patrick Kenny, the warning came as a surprise after weathering Wednesday's outage with his family, including his two-and-a-half-year-old son, Roberto.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The film traces her ascent as perhaps the quintessential nepo-baby, from growing up in the long shadow of Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli to weathering her mother’s devastating early death.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Luxury as a whole is weathering pressure.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
For Golden resident Patrick Kenny, the warning came as a surprise after weathering Wednesday's outage with his family, including his two-and-a-half-year-old son, Roberto.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The film traces her ascent as perhaps the quintessential nepo-baby, from growing up in the long shadow of Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli to weathering her mother’s devastating early death.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Luxury as a whole is weathering pressure.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weathering
surviving
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Meanwhile, he's been surviving off donations from a local church.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Then, on Wednesday morning, the surviving 20 horses were taken to a facility on the Modoc National Forest for continued rehabilitation.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Weathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weathering. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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