as in enduring
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
one of the few books published last year that is likely to have lasting significance
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as in surviving
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 remaining
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
this heavy drought has lasted all summer
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Recent Examples of lasting
Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Despite the 90-day tariff pause, damage to the global economic outlook, which drives oil prices, is likely to be more lasting.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Ingles — who had appeared in only 18 of the team’s previous 71 games, with five of the appearances lasting 3 seconds or less — took the court on Friday with Jacob in the audience, playing for the first six minutes of the game, according to The Athletic.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
More on cystic acne: Cystic acne can cause pain, shame and lasting scars.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Despite the 90-day tariff pause, damage to the global economic outlook, which drives oil prices, is likely to be more lasting.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
When To Use Cold Water There are occasions where opting for the cold water setting will be key to the longer lasting bedding.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Ingles — who had appeared in only 18 of the team’s previous 71 games, with five of the appearances lasting 3 seconds or less — took the court on Friday with Jacob in the audience, playing for the first six minutes of the game, according to The Athletic.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasting
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One of Mac's costars, the late A.J. Johnson, remembered his enduring sense of humor fondly.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Archidamus’s next suggestion—form alliances to constrain the enemy’s options—has been similarly enduring.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The track is based on a piano demo John Lennon recorded in 1977, and which Yoko Ono gave to the surviving members of the band in 1994.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
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But within a week, those very same survivors decide to return, preferring their odds in a series of death matches to their odds of surviving at home.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Washington Commanders clinched a playoff berth with one regular-season game remaining, but Dan Quinn doesn’t intend to have the team coast into the postseason.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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In such case before the United States Supreme Court, the taxpayer has created a trust for the benefit of his wife during her life and, upon her death, provided the wife a power of appointment to appoint the remaining assets to amongst the husband and their children.—
Darren T. Case,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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His first significant trip outside Rome as pontiff was to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, a key site in Europe's ongoing migration crisis.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine By Eugene Finkel Finkel, a historian and political scientist, offers a nuanced and highly readable account of the complex history of Ukraine from medieval times to the ongoing Russian invasion.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Cramer reached speeds exceeding 100 mph, continuing to flee even after a spike strip flattened two of his tires, according to court documents.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Jared Goff once again looked dialed in, spreading the wealth and continuing to operate this offense at a high level.—
Colton Pouncy,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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This is where the immortal pumps, kitten heels, and even boho wooden platforms come into play.—
Renata Joffre,
Glamour,
19 Apr. 2025
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With Stack and Mary now immortal and walking the Earth as vampires, a continuation of their story feels natural.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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These massive creatures thrived in the grasslands of what is now North and Central Texas, persisting until roughly 11,700 years ago.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2025
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On Friday morning, National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists warned of sensitive fire weather conditions persisting across parts of Florida through Friday.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The eternal language of euphemism—swords and lightning—had begun its work, displacing the reality of bullets breaking bodies.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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It’s not designed to disrupt trends but remain a ‘classic’ outside of them with some eternal rock ‘n’ roll edge.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Lasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasting. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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