live through
phrasal verb
lived through; living through; lives through
1
: to survive (an experience, a troubling time, etc.) : to endure
If I can live through this, I can live through anything.
2
US, sometimes disapproving
: to enjoy the experiences and achievements of (another person) instead of one's own experiences and achievements
She can't live through her daughter.
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Humanity has lived through two knowledge revolutions, and the third and final one may now be upon us.
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Philip Maymin, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Family Institutions Growing up the daughter of Ella Brennan, the Brennan family matriarch who built Commander’s Palace into an award-winning institution, Ti Adelaide Martin has lived through many dining seasons in New Orleans.
—Beth D'addono, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
The Station 118 fire captain (played by Peter Krause on the first-responder drama for eight seasons) died so his team could live through a deadly contagion exposure in the final episodes leading up to the season 8 finale earlier this year.
—EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
During her victim impact statement, Jennifer Baird said she’s lived through hell the last five years.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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Philip Maymin, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Family Institutions Growing up the daughter of Ella Brennan, the Brennan family matriarch who built Commander’s Palace into an award-winning institution, Ti Adelaide Martin has lived through many dining seasons in New Orleans.
—Beth D'addono, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
The Station 118 fire captain (played by Peter Krause on the first-responder drama for eight seasons) died so his team could live through a deadly contagion exposure in the final episodes leading up to the season 8 finale earlier this year.
—EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
During her victim impact statement, Jennifer Baird said she’s lived through hell the last five years.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Live through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20through. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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