as in resisting
to refuse to give in to
trying to withstand the temptation to use the beautiful weather as an excuse to take a mental health day
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Recent Examples of withstanding
Nat Geo’s team used in-cockpit cameras capable of withstanding extreme vibration and G-forces to place viewers right inside the action.
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Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The wires must reliably carry immense electrical currents while withstanding extreme mechanical forces within the reactor.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Each Raptor engine must fire in perfect synchronization, maintaining stability during launch while withstanding extreme forces and vibrations.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Additionally, on these kinds of missions, a rocket must keep its super-cold propellant at just the right temperature, withstanding extreme heat and cold that could cause fluids to boil off or freeze.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Following the reveal of the vehicle, Musk posted a video on X of von Holzhausen throwing a steel ball at the model Cybertruck before its launch, with its windows withstanding the force of the throw with no visible damage.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The wires must reliably carry immense electrical currents while withstanding extreme mechanical forces within the reactor.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Each Raptor engine must fire in perfect synchronization, maintaining stability during launch while withstanding extreme forces and vibrations.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Additionally, on these kinds of missions, a rocket must keep its super-cold propellant at just the right temperature, withstanding extreme heat and cold that could cause fluids to boil off or freeze.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Following the reveal of the vehicle, Musk posted a video on X of von Holzhausen throwing a steel ball at the model Cybertruck before its launch, with its windows withstanding the force of the throw with no visible damage.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withstanding
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The other five were charged with felony resisting arrest, and four are facing an additional charge of giving false information to law enforcement, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Cinto-Ramirez was charged with resisting arrest, driving without a license causing death and leaving the scene of a crash involving death.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday nights are for watching tape on third downs at a variety of distances and taking more notes about pressure packages and the front structures opposing defenses prefer.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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This season, opposing defenses have blitzed the Hawks nearly 50% of the time, resulting in four of Robertson’s five interceptions.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Withstanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withstanding. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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