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- imperative, past participle o�
withstand .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
withstand .
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Examples
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Midway through the third, with Chicago leading 2-1, Khabibulin withstood a Dallas flurry.
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Martin withstood 33 aces from the big-serving Croatian in a match where neither player dropped serve.
USATODAY.com - Roddick, Agassi coast into Aussie Open's third round 2004
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Potvin withstood a frenzied barrage of shots in the game's final four minutes and held on for his sixth career playoff shutout.
USATODAY.com - Kings stay alive with shutout of Avalanche 2001
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Penn said that Hillary has "withstood" this process, while Obama would find that his independent support "would evaporate relatively quickly once he faced the Republicans."
John Kerry 2009
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Penn said that Hillary has "withstood" this process, while Obama would find that his independent support "would evaporate relatively quickly once he faced the Republicans."
Hillary Pollster Mark Penn: Obama More Likely To Suffer Fate Of John Kerry Or Al Gore 2009
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It is not clear in the least that she has "withstood" anything.
Hillary Pollster Mark Penn: Obama More Likely To Suffer Fate Of John Kerry Or Al Gore 2009
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Penn said that Hillary has "withstood" this process, while Obama would find that his independent support "would evaporate relatively quickly once he faced the Republicans."
Hillary Pollster Mark Penn: Obama More Likely To Suffer Fate Of John Kerry Or Al Gore 2009
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That is a goal of mine that has kind of withstood the test of time.
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They had good ideas, inherited from Garden City thought, planned, compact industrial towns and utopian communities, which by and large have withstood the test of time
Charles R. Wolfe: Urbanism Chasing Utopia Charles R. Wolfe 2011
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Hell, my house has even withstood tornado strength winds without anything more than a slight shudder.
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