life-sustaining
adjective
: helping someone or something to stay alive : supporting or extending life
life-sustaining medical treatment
The storm brought life-sustaining rain/water to the farms.
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For patients who are alive, the patient or family members decide whether to continue life-sustaining treatment based on what the patient would have wanted.
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Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
According to this idea, an organism belongs to a species if its two sets of genes – those in the nucleus and those in the mitochondria – are optimized to work together to generate life-sustaining energy.
—Elay Shech, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
While the continent is reeling from the termination of billions of dollars in U.S. assistance for health, education, social and life-sustaining programs, investors pitching the crowd at Milken tried to shift the narrative — talking about new partnerships and opportunities for growth.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 May 2025
Ask how long your medications can safely be stored at higher temperatures, and request specific instructions for managing any critical, life-sustaining prescriptions.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
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Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
According to this idea, an organism belongs to a species if its two sets of genes – those in the nucleus and those in the mitochondria – are optimized to work together to generate life-sustaining energy.
—Elay Shech, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
While the continent is reeling from the termination of billions of dollars in U.S. assistance for health, education, social and life-sustaining programs, investors pitching the crowd at Milken tried to shift the narrative — talking about new partnerships and opportunities for growth.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 May 2025
Ask how long your medications can safely be stored at higher temperatures, and request specific instructions for managing any critical, life-sustaining prescriptions.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for life-sustaining
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“Life-sustaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-sustaining. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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