live out
phrasal verb
lived out; living out; lives out
British
: to live away from the place where one works
a servant who lives out
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Investigators say their family was trying to live out of the van.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Their dreams stay dreams, while this team, the best in the world, celebrates on a makeshift stage living out a fantasy.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
He’s cooked food over a camp stove, washed his laundry in the river and lived out of a tent.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Multiple neighbors described Domenech as a recluse supported by her husband, an older man, who made daily food deliveries to his family while living out of a car.
—Colin Mixson, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Their dreams stay dreams, while this team, the best in the world, celebrates on a makeshift stage living out a fantasy.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
He’s cooked food over a camp stove, washed his laundry in the river and lived out of a tent.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Multiple neighbors described Domenech as a recluse supported by her husband, an older man, who made daily food deliveries to his family while living out of a car.
—Colin Mixson, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Live out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20out. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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