life-giving
adjective
life-giv·ing
ˈlīf-ˌgi-viŋ 
: giving or having power to give life and spirit : invigorating
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After a lifetime of holding the life-giving truths in his throat, Jake’s fuse is too old and weathered to trigger an explosive confession.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
If the experience of illness is inevitably one of sapping solipsism, caretaking is its life-giving corollary.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Fertilizing at this time will further stretch the plants’ resources, triggering them to divert life-giving moisture to capturing the newly available nutrients at the expense of shoot and root health.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2025
Be encouraged; there is a path to life-giving work environments.
—Hugh Breland, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
If the experience of illness is inevitably one of sapping solipsism, caretaking is its life-giving corollary.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Fertilizing at this time will further stretch the plants’ resources, triggering them to divert life-giving moisture to capturing the newly available nutrients at the expense of shoot and root health.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2025
Be encouraged; there is a path to life-giving work environments.
—Hugh Breland, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for life-giving
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“Life-giving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-giving. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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