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
And while most silicone kitchen gear withstands high heat, some cooking utensils are of lower quality and may degrade when exposed to high temperatures.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withstands
Verb
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But Enyedi resists such big words.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Empowering risk-takers in an industry that resists change AWSOM is Walton’s third major construction project, and it was completed in two years and almost 50% under its (undisclosed) budget.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The administration counters that the injunction forces the executive branch to take steps that undermine its own policy, including negotiating with foreign governments over funds the president opposes and sending contradictory signals to Congress.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kelley is chastised and eventually replaced by Gustave Gilbert (Colin Hanks), a rival psychologist with a different take, one that opposes Kelley’s more humanistic approach in defining the horrors of that time.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Withstands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withstands. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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