as in to resist
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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The February 2025 disaster exposed a licensing system too fragile and punitive to withstand real-world challenges.
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Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The city's flood wall system is designed to withstand 51 feet of water.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
More 06 of 11 Impatiens While there are now SunPatiens that withstand blazing Southern sun, old-fashioned garden impatiens prefer part to full shade.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Old documents also claimed that this species could grow in lowlands, survive high temperatures and withstand droughts.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The city's flood wall system is designed to withstand 51 feet of water.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
More 06 of 11 Impatiens While there are now SunPatiens that withstand blazing Southern sun, old-fashioned garden impatiens prefer part to full shade.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Old documents also claimed that this species could grow in lowlands, survive high temperatures and withstand droughts.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Withstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withstand. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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