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as in to endure
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I won't sustain such insolence!
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Recent Examples of sustain
Perhaps the trend is sustained by a combination of post-pandemic hobbyists, Reddit users and the surviving online TikTok community driving it.
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Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2025
Their contribution to the labor force, as well as their payroll contributions to Social Security and Medicare, are essential to sustaining the country’s economy.
—Brad Wolf, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
For a piece like Urinetown to sustain itself across two acts, the sweetness has to bleed into the arch irony without flooding the water supply with glucose (or, alternatively, leaching it out and leaving only irony).
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Mountains rim blue-sky horizons, and scrub brush scattered across the rocky desert hills sustain mule deer, bighorn sheep and other wildlife.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2025
Their contribution to the labor force, as well as their payroll contributions to Social Security and Medicare, are essential to sustaining the country’s economy.
—Brad Wolf, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
For a piece like Urinetown to sustain itself across two acts, the sweetness has to bleed into the arch irony without flooding the water supply with glucose (or, alternatively, leaching it out and leaving only irony).
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Mountains rim blue-sky horizons, and scrub brush scattered across the rocky desert hills sustain mule deer, bighorn sheep and other wildlife.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustain
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John Force Racing, founded by the legendary 16-time NHRA champion John Force, has been at the forefront of innovations in the industry, with a legacy of nurturing top-tier drivers.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Empathetic and universally identifiable, this Rotterdam competition premiere has the potential to play global arthouses if carefully nurtured through the festival circuit.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Right-hander Javier Assad underwent imaging Monday on his left oblique after experiencing soreness following a workout on a bullpen day.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Our sun undergoes an 11-year cycle of magnetic activity, rising from solar minimum when there are hardly any sunspots visible, to solar maximum when there are sunspots, prominences, coronal mass ejections and flares aplenty.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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All the Democratic presidents since Franklin Roosevelt put their stamp on the social safety net in ways that endure to this day: establishing and expanding Social Security, expanding access to health insurance, providing subsidies for food, and providing housing assistance.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Their voices blend gloriously on this fresh yet stone-cold country rendering of the song, which highlights the enduring heritage of Latino country music.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Earth's upper crust contains around 3.5% iron, and dust generated on impact would carry these nutrients into the ocean, along with any additional iron that might be carried by the asteroid.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Furman, who chaired President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, argues that this approach carries similar risks to those that damaged the Biden economic legacy.—
Neil Irwin,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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But the good cop/bad cop act didn’t entirely satisfy her fanbase.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2025
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What does revoking Biden's security clearance accomplish other than satisfy a petty grievance of a childish man?—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Of course these programs are experiencing simultaneous basketball revivals.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Wyoming could experience some of the heaviest snowfall, with some locations receiving up to 2 feet.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Bad things happen when good people tolerate the immorality and lawlessness of a state or federal government.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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In research showing that athletes can tolerate more than 100 grams of carbs hourly and that this amount increases carbohydrate oxidation, there is some concern that not all this sugar gets used up during exercise.—
Matthew Kadey,
Outside Online,
8 Feb. 2025
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For example, the USDA invested about $6.6 billion to support rural development between 2017 and 2021, but only about $138 million went to tribal communities.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Please do not speculate on this incident as everyone works to gather information and support those involved.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Sustain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustain. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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