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as in survives
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
we were lucky that the batteries lasted until we could get to the store to buy more
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as in remains
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
this heavy drought has lasted all summer
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Recent Examples of lasts
That’s the kind of leadership that lasts.
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Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
While totality typically only lasts for a few minutes with a total solar eclipse, the moon during this week’s event will spend just over an hour in Earth’s shadow.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Build your community advantage starting now Community is the competitive advantage that lasts.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The stylist says the process of selecting looks lasts a couple of months.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
The mascara also lasts really well and has survived stressful office days and sweaty workouts.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2025
This conversation was a call to action – a reminder that preserving LA’s Black culture means investing in community, honoring our history, and building a legacy that lasts.
—Jennifer Ford, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
Probation lasts between one and two years, depending on the agency, and probationary workers have fewer avenues to contest their firing.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Glycerin and panthenol keep hair soft, so there’s no crunch or stiffness, just a touchable texture that lasts.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 1 Mar. 2025
Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
While totality typically only lasts for a few minutes with a total solar eclipse, the moon during this week’s event will spend just over an hour in Earth’s shadow.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Build your community advantage starting now Community is the competitive advantage that lasts.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The stylist says the process of selecting looks lasts a couple of months.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
The mascara also lasts really well and has survived stressful office days and sweaty workouts.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2025
This conversation was a call to action – a reminder that preserving LA’s Black culture means investing in community, honoring our history, and building a legacy that lasts.
—Jennifer Ford, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
Probation lasts between one and two years, depending on the agency, and probationary workers have fewer avenues to contest their firing.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Glycerin and panthenol keep hair soft, so there’s no crunch or stiffness, just a touchable texture that lasts.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 1 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasts
Verb
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Drew’s captures all of it in this love letter to a format that unexplicably survives, if only as a memory or souvenir.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2024
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Mikaela and Kieran escape and blow the place sky high … but Desmond survives.—
Sean T. Collins,
New York Times,
16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Apart from the new makeover, the design remains unchanged.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Despite this change, Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner remains confident.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Sampson, now in his 36th season as a head coach, will surely take some time if Houston prevails during his third trip to the Final Four, including his second with the Cougars who also made it in 2021.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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Other conservative states have also moved to cut Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program, and more would likely follow if South Carolina prevails.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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After Christmas, the soft spot in the schedule continues as the Rockets will close out the week by visiting the Pelicans and then hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The team’s work continues to show the great diversity of shapes and sizes of creatures of the deep.—
Danielle Hall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The pandemic reshaped office life, and even though lockdown restrictions ended in 2021, the debate over remote work persists in 2025.—
Adam Stott,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The gaping wound persists to this day.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Lasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasts. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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