abiding
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Definition of abiding
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Synonyms for abiding
Synonyms
ageless, continuing, dateless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, ongoing, perennial, perpetual, timeless, undying
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The abiding theme of the book is that almost every influential figure in the Party has come to accept or submit to the President. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "The White House Chronicler Tim Alberta on Palace-Intrigue Journalism and Donald Trump’s Takeover of the G.O.P.," 16 July 2019 The abiding question: internal or external candidate? — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "50 Parting Thoughts From the 2019 French Open: Rafa, Barty and So Much More," 9 June 2019 One of the abiding mysteries of recent political history remains how the blunt and brutal character standing on the GOP primary stage in his fire-engine-red tie beat the skilled politicians alongside him. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "The Right’s Resistance," 9 Jan. 2019 Its abiding theme is the richness of friendship, an abundance more profound than anything under the tree. — Danny Heitman, WSJ, "An Ode to Holiday Companionship," 21 Dec. 2018 To Flannery, Immelt, Welch and the others schooled in Crotonville, Larry Culp’s ascension punctured a deep and abiding conviction: General Electric made the greatest managers in the world, who could run anything better than anyone else. — Thomas Gryta And Ted Mann, WSJ, "GE Powered the American Century—Then It Burned Out," 14 Dec. 2018 This is an abiding complaint among young men in a country with a surfeit of them. — Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, "A Dance for Tibetan New Year, Then 17 Hours in Custody," 18 Feb. 2018 Her boss's abiding strategy is to double down and admit no wrong. — Amber Phillips, Washington Post, "Sarah Sanders vs. the truth on that Trump Tower meeting, Day 2," 5 June 2018 Writing for the progressive Catholic magazine Commonweal, Patrick Baumann notes the abiding popularity among Catholics of the 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh. — Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, "The religious hunger that drives Jordan Peterson’s fandom," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'abiding.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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