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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Hurley said older friends and acquaintances who survived the AIDS epidemic shared the horror of living through a time when there was no effective treatment or drugs for prevention.
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Zach Dyer, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
His campaign upended local and national politics with an ambitious − critics say unfeasible − platform to tackle the cost of living through a rent freeze on a million city apartments, free buses, and free child care.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
The fear of returning But even as new residents repopulate the kibbutzim, some of those who lived through the horrors of October 7 aren’t ready to return.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
The Palestinian people have lived through many rounds of war, and many ceasefires that have left core grievances unaddressed.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2025
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Zach Dyer, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
His campaign upended local and national politics with an ambitious − critics say unfeasible − platform to tackle the cost of living through a rent freeze on a million city apartments, free buses, and free child care.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
The fear of returning But even as new residents repopulate the kibbutzim, some of those who lived through the horrors of October 7 aren’t ready to return.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
The Palestinian people have lived through many rounds of war, and many ceasefires that have left core grievances unaddressed.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Live through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20through. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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