Assault
Withstand
Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.
Assault and withstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assault" instead a verb "Withstand".
Nearby Word: withstanding
Both words in one sentence
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Duvall can withstand a little over two full mags of assault rifle fire, simply because he's the final boss.
Source: Video Game / Haze -
Specifically, he has been able to withstand the wizards assault and is ready to end them until Vlad intervenes and teleports the players back in time.
Source: Video Game / Magicka -
Visitors are allowed to roam unsupervised in the herbivore paddock in glass gyrospheres that would not be able to withstand a sustained assault from an enraged herbivore.
Source: Film / Jurassic World
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