live on

phrasal verb

lived on; living on; lives on
: to continue to exist
His legend lives on.

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Cambridge is near the birthplace of Harriet Tubman, and her legacy lives on at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park. Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025 The storyline revolves around a desperate man who appears on a deadly reality show that takes advantage of a classist society where many don’t have enough money to live on. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Nov. 2025 Now, their daughter shares their correspondence, along with rare photographs from a family scrapbook, in a moving ode to her parents' enduring love story that lived on even after their divorce. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025 But while the design remains in process, residents like Bell and Kyle Williams, who also lives on Van Buren Boulevard, are left in limbo. Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for live on

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“Live on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20on. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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