stand the test

VERB

pass muster

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WEAK

come through with flying colors come up to scratch come up to snuff cut the mustard do credit to fill the bill find favor with get by make it make the cut make the grade measure up meet with approval pass pass inspection prove acceptable recommend itself satisfy requirements stand up suffice

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stand the test

Rebecca Onion declares that in a crowded field of summer romance series, this is the one that will stand the test of time.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Their actions will stand the test of time.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026

What getup will transcend la mode and stand the test of time?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

According to him, both the public and designers are no longer looking for one-season pieces which are quickly out-of-date, instead opting for styling that will stand the test of time.

From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026

Viewed as literary productions, regardless of the immediate fruits they produced, they will hardly stand the test of posthumous fame like Burke's.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton

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