weathered

• abided
• abode
• breathed
• continued
• endured
• existed
• flourished
• held on
• held out
• held up
• hung on
• lasted
• led
• lived
• outlasted
• outlived
• persisted
• prospered
• pulled through
• stood
• stuck out
• subsisted
• survived
• thrived
• throve
• was
• withstood
• wore out

• ceased
• croaked
• deceased
• departed
• died
• disappeared
• ended
• evaporated
• expired
• faded
• passed away
• perished
• stopped
• succumbed
• vanished

• verb
  1. To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
  2. (by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
  3. To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
  4. To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
  5. To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
  6. To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
• adjective
  1. Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.
  2. Made slightly sloping, so as to throw off water.

• The weathered fence showed signs of years of sun and rain.
• His weathered face told stories of a lifetime spent outdoors.
• The weathered rocks along the shore were smooth and rounded.
• Old wooden boats often become weathered after long exposure to the sea.
• The weathered statue had lost much of its original detail over time.

vet

veteran

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