as in resisting
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 withstanding
Nat Geo’s team used in-cockpit cameras capable of withstanding extreme vibration and G-forces to place viewers right inside the action.
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Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The wires must reliably carry immense electrical currents while withstanding extreme mechanical forces within the reactor.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Each Raptor engine must fire in perfect synchronization, maintaining stability during launch while withstanding extreme forces and vibrations.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Additionally, on these kinds of missions, a rocket must keep its super-cold propellant at just the right temperature, withstanding extreme heat and cold that could cause fluids to boil off or freeze.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Following the reveal of the vehicle, Musk posted a video on X of von Holzhausen throwing a steel ball at the model Cybertruck before its launch, with its windows withstanding the force of the throw with no visible damage.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The wires must reliably carry immense electrical currents while withstanding extreme mechanical forces within the reactor.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Each Raptor engine must fire in perfect synchronization, maintaining stability during launch while withstanding extreme forces and vibrations.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Additionally, on these kinds of missions, a rocket must keep its super-cold propellant at just the right temperature, withstanding extreme heat and cold that could cause fluids to boil off or freeze.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Following the reveal of the vehicle, Musk posted a video on X of von Holzhausen throwing a steel ball at the model Cybertruck before its launch, with its windows withstanding the force of the throw with no visible damage.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withstanding
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She has been charged with child endangerment, resisting arrest, false identification to law enforcement and obstructing an officer among other charges, according to online court records reviewed by PEOPLE.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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This data undercuts the common fear that resisting an activist will lead to wholesale turnover of the board.—
Kai Liekefett,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the public square, opposing views aren't debated—they're flagged or muted.—
Curt Steinhorst,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Florida Department of Education argued that HB 1069 is protected by Florida’s First Amendment right of government speech, a legal theory that the government has the right to prevent any opposing views to its own in schools or any government platform.—
James B. Blasingame,
The Conversation,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Withstanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withstanding. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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