the living

noun

: people who are alive
the living and the dead
The world belongs to the living.

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The comfortable seating area in the living room includes couches and armchairs set in front of the TV and fireplace for relaxing after a day on the slopes, and a dining table provides a nice spot to relax and eat. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026 Police said that the boy's mother momentarily went into another room of the apartment and left him in the living room. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 No photos in the living room — a policy that tightened after guests snapped pictures of Taylor Swift with Matty Healy — and a dress code that allows jeans, but the expensive kind with no rips. George Gurley, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 The state opening is part political necessity, part constitutional hangover, and part historical theater that makes the living museum of London such a global tourist magnet. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the living

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“The living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20living. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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