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Definition of survival
1a : the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thingb : the continuation of life or existence problems of survival in arctic conditions
2 : one that survives
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Examples of survival in a Sentence
The refugees depend on foreign aid for their survival.
Small businesses are fighting for survival.
the survival of an old folktale
Recent Examples of survival from the Web
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Recently a cap-like device that makes electric fields to fight cancer has been shown to improve survival odds for people with glioblastomas.
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POLITICS is the survival of the fittest, and Nigeria is no exception.
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And speaking of tiny: The microscopic superstars of intergalactic survival, the tardigrades, probably won’t get wiped out until the sun swallows the Earth.
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These functionaries see his survival as the only guarantee of their own privilege and influence.
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But CPR performed in the first few minutes can double or triple a person’s chance of survival.
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Charlie's parents wanted their son to travel to the United States for an experimental treatment, the British courts ruled against it after doctors asserted that Charlie had no chance of survival.
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Previous examples of tool use in birds were all survival-related, such as gathering food.
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As Vanderbilt's Williams said, every Power 5 conference expects to stick around, but the Big 12 still has the longest odds of survival.
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First Known Use of survival
1598
SURVIVAL Defined for English Language Learners
survival
playDefinition of survival for English Language Learners
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: the state or fact of continuing to live or exist especially in spite of difficult conditions
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: something from an earlier period that still exists or is done
SURVIVAL Defined for Kids
survival
playDefinition of survival for Students
: the continuation of life Our survival depended on finding water.
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