To exist in spite of adversity

• survive

  1. To live longer than; outlive:
  2. To continue living or existing, as after an event or after another's death
  3. To live or exist longer than or beyond the life or existence of; outlive

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  1. To live longer than; outlive:
  2. To continue living or existing, as after an event or after another's death
  3. To live or exist longer than or beyond the life or existence of; outlive

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• ride out

  1. (Nautical) To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat
  2. (Idiomatic) To tackle a difficult problem and survive.

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  1. (Nautical) To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat
  2. (Idiomatic) To tackle a difficult problem and survive.

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• pull through

  1. To clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through
  2. To come through pain and trouble through perseverance

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  1. To clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through
  2. To come through pain and trouble through perseverance

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• persist

  1. To refuse to give up, esp. when faced with opposition or difficulty; continue firmly or steadily
  2. To continue to exist or prevail; endure; remain
  3. To continue in existence; last:

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  1. To refuse to give up, esp. when faced with opposition or difficulty; continue firmly or steadily
  2. To continue to exist or prevail; endure; remain
  3. To continue in existence; last:

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• last

  1. To continue; survive:
  2. (Sequence) after everything else; finally
  3. To mold or shape on a last.

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  1. To continue; survive:
  2. (Sequence) after everything else; finally
  3. To mold or shape on a last.

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• come through

  1. (with an object preceded by the preposition for) Not to let somebody down, keep one's promise.
  2. (Idiomatic) To survive, to endure.
  3. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To succeed.

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  1. (with an object preceded by the preposition for) Not to let somebody down, keep one's promise.
  2. (Idiomatic) To survive, to endure.
  3. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To succeed.

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To expose to the weather

• petrify

  1. To paralyze or make numb, as with fear; stupefy; stun
  2. To replace the normal cells of (organic matter) with silica or other mineral deposits; re-form as a stony substance
  3. To cause to lose vitality or become impervious to change; deaden:

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  1. To paralyze or make numb, as with fear; stupefy; stun
  2. To replace the normal cells of (organic matter) with silica or other mineral deposits; re-form as a stony substance
  3. To cause to lose vitality or become impervious to change; deaden:

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• harden

  1. To become solid, rigid, callous, etc.
  2. To take on a disapproving or severe appearance:
  3. To accustom to varying or adverse conditions or climate

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  1. To become solid, rigid, callous, etc.
  2. To take on a disapproving or severe appearance:
  3. To accustom to varying or adverse conditions or climate

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• expose

  1. To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm:
  2. To lay open (to danger, attack, ridicule, etc.); leave unprotected
  3. To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.

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  1. To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm:
  2. To lay open (to danger, attack, ridicule, etc.); leave unprotected
  3. To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.

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• patinate

  1. To coat with a patina.
  2. To produce a patina on
  3. To acquire or become covered with a patina.

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  1. To coat with a patina.
  2. To produce a patina on
  3. To acquire or become covered with a patina.

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• burn

  1. To be very hot; bake:
  2. To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:
  3. To undergo combustion or be consumed as fuel:

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  1. To be very hot; bake:
  2. To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:
  3. To undergo combustion or be consumed as fuel:

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• tan

  1. To change (hide) into leather by soaking in tannin
  2. To become darker from exposure to the sun.
  3. To produce a tan color in, as by exposure to the sun

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  1. To change (hide) into leather by soaking in tannin
  2. To become darker from exposure to the sun.
  3. To produce a tan color in, as by exposure to the sun

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• pulverize

  1. To be crushed, ground, etc. into powder or dust
  2. To break down completely; demolish
  3. To crush, grind, etc. into a powder or dust

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  1. To be crushed, ground, etc. into powder or dust
  2. To break down completely; demolish
  3. To crush, grind, etc. into a powder or dust

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• whiten

  1. To make or become white or whiter, especially by bleaching.

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  1. To make or become white or whiter, especially by bleaching.

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• blanch

  1. To bleach (endive, celery, etc.) by earthing up or covering so as to keep away light and improve the appearance, flavor, or tenderness
  2. To scald (almonds, for example) in order to loosen the skin.
  3. To remove the skins of (almonds) by blanching

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  1. To bleach (endive, celery, etc.) by earthing up or covering so as to keep away light and improve the appearance, flavor, or tenderness
  2. To scald (almonds, for example) in order to loosen the skin.
  3. To remove the skins of (almonds) by blanching

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• discolor

  1. To change in color as by fading, streaking, or staining

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  1. To change in color as by fading, streaking, or staining

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• bleach

  1. To act as or use a bleach.
  2. To become white as a result of the loss of algal symbionts, usually following an environmental stress such as increased water temperature. Used of coral.
  3. To remove some or all color from, as by means of chemicals or by exposure to the sun's rays

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  1. To act as or use a bleach.
  2. To become white as a result of the loss of algal symbionts, usually following an environmental stress such as increased water temperature. Used of coral.
  3. To remove some or all color from, as by means of chemicals or by exposure to the sun's rays

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• dry

  1. To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.
  2. (Intransitive, figuratively) To cease or cause to cease.
  3. To become dry:

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  1. To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.
  2. (Intransitive, figuratively) To cease or cause to cease.
  3. To become dry:

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To pass through adversity successfully

• grow strong through

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• acclimate oneself

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• bear the brunt of

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• stand-up-against

  1. To defy or challenge someone

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  1. To defy or challenge someone

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• grow hardened

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• become toughened

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• endure

  1. To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo or suffer:
  2. To put up with; tolerate:
  3. To bear pain, etc. without flinching; hold out

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  1. To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo or suffer:
  2. To put up with; tolerate:
  3. To bear pain, etc. without flinching; hold out

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• overcome

  1. To get the better of in competition, struggle, etc.; conquer
  2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:

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  1. To get the better of in competition, struggle, etc.; conquer
  2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  3. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:

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