as in survives
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore
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Verb
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Drew’s captures all of it in this love letter to a format that unexplicably survives, if only as a memory or souvenir.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2024 -
Mikaela and Kieran escape and blow the place sky high … but Desmond survives.—
Sean T. Collins,
New York Times,
16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The speaker is built for extended outdoor outings, too, with a battery that lasts up to 24 hours per charge and IP67 protection against water and dust.—
Quentyn Kennemer,
The Verge,
26 Dec. 2024
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Fashion trends come and go, but style lasts forever.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Sauer’s tone of reassurance prevails, grounded in the thesis that our divisions rest on a more or less shared moral system.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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With boxers, common sense seldom prevails.—
Bill Dwyre,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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