weather
noun
the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
had weathered
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past perfectof weather.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Leading economic institutes recently upgraded their growth forecasts for the Germany economy for 2026 to 1.3 percent, saying it had weathered the fallout from the Iran war better than feared.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
It had weathered rounds of layoffs and cost cutting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Midway through the second quarter, it — briefly — seemed like Miami had weathered the storm.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
Once the Swans had weathered that initial storm, it took one piece of brilliance to unlock the Premier League side.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2024
For example, the megafauna of New Zealand—which had weathered the alleged ‘climate change’ of c. 45,000 years ago without a scratch—suffered devastating blows immediately after the first humans set foot on the islands.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
