as in resists
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 withstands
When walking, this tendon withstands three times your body weight and when jumping, up to seven times your body weight.
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Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Most companies will struggle to provide concrete evidence that withstands scrutiny.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
And while most silicone kitchen gear withstands high heat, some cooking utensils are of lower quality and may degrade when exposed to high temperatures.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
For their deregulatory actions to stick, agencies will need to do the hard work of developing a record that withstands judicial scrutiny.
—Susan E. Dudley, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That also withstands the test of time.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Most companies will struggle to provide concrete evidence that withstands scrutiny.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
And while most silicone kitchen gear withstands high heat, some cooking utensils are of lower quality and may degrade when exposed to high temperatures.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
For their deregulatory actions to stick, agencies will need to do the hard work of developing a record that withstands judicial scrutiny.
—Susan E. Dudley, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That also withstands the test of time.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withstands
Verb
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The series resists clean answers.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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The rug is suitable for high-traffic areas and is designed with durability in mind, with low-pile fabric that doesn’t shed and resists stains.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Consumer Watchdog, not surprisingly, opposes Lara’s new rules.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Next, imagine that those same authoritarian-minded people were recruited by and answer to a president who daily calls for investigations, fines, firings, lawsuits, or worse against any American individual or organization that opposes his policies.—
Patrick Eddington,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Withstands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withstands. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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