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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Additional funding is critical to support lifesaving and life-sustaining services for children and their families.
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
The inmate’s family alleged in a lawsuit filed in 2024 against the sheriff that the man was denied life-sustaining medication for a heart transplant.
—Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
As local municipalities continue to criminalize life-sustaining activities on public property, more of the state’s homeless population will seek refuge in the city of Chicago’s compassionate housing-first approach.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Federal funds to support life-sustaining university research have been slashed.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
The inmate’s family alleged in a lawsuit filed in 2024 against the sheriff that the man was denied life-sustaining medication for a heart transplant.
—Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
As local municipalities continue to criminalize life-sustaining activities on public property, more of the state’s homeless population will seek refuge in the city of Chicago’s compassionate housing-first approach.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Federal funds to support life-sustaining university research have been slashed.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Life-sustaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-sustaining. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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