weather
noun
the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
were weathering
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past progressiveof weather.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Dushnisky's sudden resignation came at a time when miners globally were battling the impact of the pandemic, but record high bullion prices meant gold mining companies were weathering the storm better than others.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2021
The cutoffs, however, did catch the eye of Steve Cicala, an economist at Tufts University, who was searching for a real-time indicator of how the poorest families in America were weathering the pandemic recession.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2021
In those weeks, many people like Freeman-Daily rode out presumable cases of Covid-19 in their homes, without in-person care from doctors, or even concrete knowledge of exactly what they were weathering.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2020
This was because “we were weathering layoffs, weird cuts, new management” and she feared that “causing drama” would cost her her job.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2017
We saw little dusty whirlwinds, carven monoliths that were weathering away, strange blue-green vegetation, some of which we could recognize.
From Stamped Caution by Raymond Z. Gallun
