live on

phrasal verb

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

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Today, Fisher’s memory lives on, particularly through her mental health advocacy, Star Wars legacy and her daughter, Billie Lourd. Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025 The authors also note that rethinking sea ice’s status could include Indigenous people who have been routinely excluded from decisions around Arctic sovereignty and whose millennia of living on and with ice could guide its future governance. Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025 In this Arlington neighborhood, the Interlochen Christmas tradition has lived on for 50 years, but some neighbors have run out of holiday cheer. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025 The show will be broadcast live on CBS and can be streamed on Paramount+. Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Dec. 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 1 Jan. 2026.

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