as in resisted
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 withstood
Indiana led 66-61 with 10 minutes left in the game, and then withstood a Valkyries rally down the stretch.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Vegas withstood an early barrage and then completely took over, defeating the top-seeded Avalanche 4-2 and wresting home-ice advantage away.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Founded in 2012, Cult Gaia has withstood more than a decade of shifting fashion cycles by consistently resisting convention.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Having withstood the test of changing tech before, the rise of AI doesn't scare him.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Inside prison—first Pentonville, then Wandsworth, and finally Reading Gaol—Wilde withstood solitary confinement for more than a year.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
Like any country which has withstood and overcome threats to its existence, France is devoted to its national figureheads and statesman.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Both women withstood some ridiculously unfriendly scrutiny.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
But Iran has withstood decades of economic pressure and sanctions and its capacity to adapt has not been dismantled, Kahalzadeh said.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Vegas withstood an early barrage and then completely took over, defeating the top-seeded Avalanche 4-2 and wresting home-ice advantage away.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Founded in 2012, Cult Gaia has withstood more than a decade of shifting fashion cycles by consistently resisting convention.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Having withstood the test of changing tech before, the rise of AI doesn't scare him.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Inside prison—first Pentonville, then Wandsworth, and finally Reading Gaol—Wilde withstood solitary confinement for more than a year.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
Like any country which has withstood and overcome threats to its existence, France is devoted to its national figureheads and statesman.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Both women withstood some ridiculously unfriendly scrutiny.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
But Iran has withstood decades of economic pressure and sanctions and its capacity to adapt has not been dismantled, Kahalzadeh said.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withstood
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The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month.—
Jonathan O'Connell,
Washington Post,
28 May 2026
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Prominent education trade groups have resisted parent demands to put hard limits on computers in schools.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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Natalee's mother, Beth, opposed the request, however.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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That same month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the White House opposed Anthropic's plan to expand access to its powerful Mythos model.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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“Withstood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withstood. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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