abided

verb

variants also abode
Definition of abidednext
past tense of abide
1
as in dwelled
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time refused to abide where it was clear that he wasn't wanted

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2
as in lived
to have a home the charming fantasy that fairies abide in the cup-shaped flowers dotting the woodland floor

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3
as in accepted
to put up with (something painful or difficult) cannot abide being in huge crowds

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4
as in persisted
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state the village's once-honored ways no longer abide and now exist only in the memories of a few elders

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abided
  1. accepted
  2. persisted
  3. resided
  4. tolerated
  5. remained
  6. waited
  7. endured
  8. continued
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  • Working holiday light strands may also be accepted at donation sites such as Goodwill and Salvation Army resale shops.
    Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Discover is accepted at about 70 million merchant acceptance points compared with Visa’s roughly 130 million and Mastercard’s 100 million.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of accepted
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  • But residents’ complaints about conditions have persisted for decades, with protests intensifying in 2021.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The fish had effectively died out of these waters years earlier, but have since persisted in the clean water.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of persisted
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  • Advertisement The couple resided in the Sacramento area and arrived in Mexico at the end of November to spend the holidays with relatives, Guzmán said.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Actress Connie Britton, who played Tami Taylor—the wife of head football coach Eric Taylor—is known to have resided in Austin.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of resided
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  • For decades, the leaders of both parties had tolerated mind-boggling levels of corruption, waste, and administrative bloat, enabling a culture of profligacy that subsidized the federal bureaucracy and crony capitalists at the expense of hard-working American taxpayers.
    Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Performative efforts from businesses will no longer be tolerated and walking the talk will become non-negotiable.
    Paul Klein, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of tolerated
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  • The man, who was not immediately identified, remained missing Tuesday morning.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Yet Dylan remained deeply ambivalent about being absorbed into any kind of movement.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of remained
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  • As a livestock truck entered the property, Stella raced to the driveway and waited patiently for her work to begin.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Forced to pause, Frankie waited for Sarah to catch up and help, but her patience grew thin.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of waited
Verb
  • The Jewish community has long endured violence and antisemitism, Klugman said, and has taken measures to better secure its synagogues and temples across North America.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That endeavor went nowhere, but their partnership endured.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of endured
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  • Nothing has come easy lately for the Blue Jackets, and that continued on Monday.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The pair also continued to perform together.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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