survival
noun
sur·viv·al
sər-ˈvī-vəl 
often attributive
1
a
: the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing
b
: the continuation of life or existence
problems of survival in arctic conditions
2
: one that survives
Examples of survival in a Sentence
The refugees depend on foreign aid for their survival.
Small businesses are fighting for survival.
the survival of an old folktale
Recent Examples on the Web
The five-year relative survival rate is nearly 60%.3 Multiple myeloma is rare, representing less than 2% of all cancer diagnoses in the United States.
—
Barbara Brody, Health, 9 June 2024
Black women have the highest death rates and lowest survival rates for many cancers of any racial or ethnic group.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Patients who had a dose reduction within the first 16 weeks of starting saw no difference in median progression-free survival or intracranial response rates.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 7 June 2024
Joro spiders can parachute to travel north but the ballooning process has less of a chance for survival.
—Jennifer Vilcarino, ABC News, 5 June 2024
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Barbara Brody, Health, 9 June 2024
Black women have the highest death rates and lowest survival rates for many cancers of any racial or ethnic group.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Patients who had a dose reduction within the first 16 weeks of starting saw no difference in median progression-free survival or intracranial response rates.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 7 June 2024
Joro spiders can parachute to travel north but the ballooning process has less of a chance for survival.
—Jennifer Vilcarino, ABC News, 5 June 2024
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“Survival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survival. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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survival
noun
sur·viv·al
sər-ˈvī-vəl
1
: the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing
survival of half the population after the epidemic
2
: a continuation of life despite difficult conditions
skills for survival in the desert
3
: one that survives
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