You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 7.

Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day

Today’s word is weather, spelled w-e-a-t-h-e-r.

weather /ˈweðə $ -ər/ verb

[transitive] to come through a very difficult situation safely

She weathered a few professional setbacks this year.

They weathered a terrible storm while at sea.

He has weathered the criticism well.

The company weathered the storm of objections to the scheme.

Northern Ireland weathered the recession better than any other region in the UK.

The police department has weathered the storm of criticism after the incident.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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