Storm raged, stood firm, weathered.

Meaning: Someone faced a difficult challenge but remained strong and overcame it.

Choice of Words: Storm is a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds, rain, thunder, and lightning. Raged means to be very angry or violent. Stood means to be in an upright position. Firm means not moving or shaking. Weathered means to survive or endure something difficult.

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The storm raged violently, but the tree stood firm.

Meaning: This sentence means that the storm was very strong, but the tree was able to withstand the storm and not fall down.

Choice of Words: The word "raged" means to be very angry or violent. "Stood firm" means to stay in place and not move. When we say "the storm raged violently," we are saying that the storm was very strong and causing a lot of damage. When we say "the tree stood firm," we are saying that the tree did not fall down or move, even though the storm was very strong.

The house weathered the storm without any damage.

Meaning: This sentence means that the house was able to survive the storm without being damaged.

Choice of Words: The word "weathered" means to go through a storm or other difficult situation without being damaged. When we say "the house weathered the storm without any damage," we are saying that the house was able to withstand the storm and not get damaged.

The ship weathered the storm with only minor damage.

Meaning: This sentence means that the ship was able to survive the storm with only a little bit of damage.

Choice of Words: The word "minor" means small or not very important. When we say "the ship weathered the storm with only minor damage," we are saying that the ship was able to withstand the storm and only got a little bit of damage.

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