Strike and Withstand

Strike

Strike verb - To refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands.

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Withstand and strike are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withstand" instead a verb "Strike".

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Strike and withstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Strike" instead a verb "Withstand".

Nearby Word: withstanding

blow	strike blow	withstand blow
form	strike form	withstand form
battle	strike battle	withstand battle
damage	strike damage	withstand damage
Other words: attacks, blows, hits.

Hero Mal Reynolds was able to withstand a pressure point strike made by The Operative as he lacked the necessary patch of nerves in the vital area to be paralyzed by the attack.

Source: Game-Breaking Injury
With even a few ranks of either perk, its damage gets pumped to the point where there will be very few enemies who can withstand a single strike from it.

Source: Infinity+1 Sword
Elaborate Underground Base: United Earth Headquarters is actually part of a massive bunker complex 600 meters below ground and built to withstand a nuclear strike.

Source: Anime / Aldnoah.Zero

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