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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To mark the anniversary, CNN visited the city and met with the people who lived through the bombing.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
Embedded with other Prodigy troops — who first examine some Maginot crew corpses and then leap between busted stairwells to get clear from the ship’s wreckage — the medic seems to be living through one of those restless, unsettling dreams where nothing quite matches up and dark omens predominate.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Watch the series trailer above, featuring testimony of many who lived through the nightmare.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
But for millions of Americans who lived through the dial-up era, these statistics tell only part of the story.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
Embedded with other Prodigy troops — who first examine some Maginot crew corpses and then leap between busted stairwells to get clear from the ship’s wreckage — the medic seems to be living through one of those restless, unsettling dreams where nothing quite matches up and dark omens predominate.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Watch the series trailer above, featuring testimony of many who lived through the nightmare.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
But for millions of Americans who lived through the dial-up era, these statistics tell only part of the story.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Live through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20through. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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