endures

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bear hardship v.
continue; be durable v.

VERB

bear hardship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brave encounter experience face feel go through know ride out suffer sustain tolerate undergo weather withstand

STRONG

abide accustom allow brook countenance eat permit stand stick stomach support swallow take

WEAK

be patient with bear the brunt cope with grin and bear it hang in keep up live out live through meet with never say die put up with repress feelings resign oneself sit through stick it out subject to submit to take it take patiently

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow halt hide refuse reject retreat run away stop surrender yield

STRONG

deny disapprove hold keep maintain oppose resist

WEAK

discontinue

VERB

continue; be durable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exist go on hold linger live live on persist remain ride out stay survive sustain

STRONG

abide be bide cling last outlast outlive prevail stand superannuate wear

WEAK

be left be long lived be timeless carry on carry through hang on have no end hold on hold out keep on never say die perdure run on stay on stick to wear on wear well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease depart die go halt leave quit stop

STRONG

lose move refuse reject

WEAK

discontinue

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endures

Sarah says she endures the long travel time as she loves running her shop.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Our task in 2026 isn’t simply to look back, but to pass these values to the next generation for the next 250 years, ensuring this republic endures for both the living and the dead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

I am their hero, and now I am fighting to make sure the positive and real image they know of me is the one that endures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Chairman Greenspan’s legacy endures at the Federal Reserve—in those he mentored directly, in the economists and public servants he inspired, and in the frameworks and practices he helped shape,” the central bank said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

But I will show him what a man can do and what a man endures.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway