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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Bryant has left Duval County behind, but Robert and many others still live through his eyes.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Aida has been living through Lebanon’s difficulties alone, while raising their daughter, managing daily life, enduring the constant instability.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
Having lived through and reported on many major weather events, including everything from droughts and floods to blizzards and tornadoes and has seen how the weather deeply affects people.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Erika, who uses a kerosene lamp, is living through the nineteen-forties.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Aida has been living through Lebanon’s difficulties alone, while raising their daughter, managing daily life, enduring the constant instability.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
Having lived through and reported on many major weather events, including everything from droughts and floods to blizzards and tornadoes and has seen how the weather deeply affects people.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Erika, who uses a kerosene lamp, is living through the nineteen-forties.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Live through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20through. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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