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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Alas, the bunker is destroyed, and the Garritys (Nathan this time is played by Roman Griffin Davis) wind up in the wilderness again, now trying to make their way to Western Europe, where rumors have emerged of a stable, life-sustaining ecosystem growing inside Clarke’s giant crater.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Separately, patients may consent to the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment, allowing death to occur from the underlying illness.
—Dr. Jeffrey Singer, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
During the past few years, fresh, raw, or freeze-dried food have become more popular options, marketed as a healthier and more life-sustaining option for pets than traditional kibble.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
And now the increasingly frequent targeting of the power stations that provide Kramatorsk, and the fishes of the aquarium, with life-sustaining electricity have the Dubinins sadly but matter-of-factly considering their next steps.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Separately, patients may consent to the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment, allowing death to occur from the underlying illness.
—Dr. Jeffrey Singer, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
During the past few years, fresh, raw, or freeze-dried food have become more popular options, marketed as a healthier and more life-sustaining option for pets than traditional kibble.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
And now the increasingly frequent targeting of the power stations that provide Kramatorsk, and the fishes of the aquarium, with life-sustaining electricity have the Dubinins sadly but matter-of-factly considering their next steps.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 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 25 Jan. 2026.
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