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obtain(verb, move, continue, endure)
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stand(verb, stop, take, go)
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adhere(verb, fix, join, continue)
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assert(verb, maintain, declare, claim)
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carry through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep)
5
run on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance)
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cleave(verb, fix, join, catch)
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follow(verb, trace, seek, track)
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live on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance)
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outlast(verb, stop, advance, keep)
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outlive(verb, stop, advance, keep)
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perdure(verb, advance, maintain, continue)
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ride out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep)
4
stand firm(verb, expression, advance, maintain)
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stay on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
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stay put(expression, idiom, stop, fix)
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attach(verb, fix, join, catch)
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cling(verb, stop, fix, join)
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wear(verb, continue, follow, stay)
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be(verb, continue, follow, stay)
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APASmart Define. (2016). persist thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/persist/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "persist thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/persist/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, persist thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/persist/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "persist thesaurus" 1 April 2016. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/persist/thesaurus/synonyms>