WEATHERED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

weathered

verb

Definition of weathered

past tense of weather

as in survived

to come safely through we've weathered worse crises, and so we'll survive this one

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Recent Examples of weathered The Dodgers’ rotation weathered the loss of Glasnow and Blake Snell (arthroscopic elbow surgery) admirably. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Europe’s physical retail sector has weathered a turbulent stretch, including the shutdown of stores during the pandemic and the rise of online shopping. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Iran has weathered near-continuous, punishing economic sanctions for nearly 50 years, since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026 Rani, then in her early twenties, had an unusual upbringing and had weathered a difficult few years. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 As the Big Three weathered Rebecca Pearson’s life with Alzheimer’s, Brown was navigating his mom, Aralean, and her health needs while living with ALS. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Aris and co-screenwriter Bane Fakih circle back and forth in time and depict a resilient city whose inhabitants have weathered a lot. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 In his four decades in fashion, Jacobs has weathered personal storms and professional crises, coming back stronger each time. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026 As for returning characters, lawyer Diane and pediatrician Terry have weathered their share of issues and are now focused on their children. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

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survived

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The Islamic Republic survived the assassination of its top leaders and weeks of heavy bombing, and found a potent form of leverage in the Strait of Hormuz.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
This panic is also nothing new; television was supposed to rot our brains, and radio before that, and somehow the republic survived.

— Mckenna Friedland, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

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