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as in was
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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Recent Examples of lived
Since Missouri moved from the Big 12 to the SEC on July 1, 2012, the program has lived quite a second life in the South.
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Becoming a saint In the Catholic faith, sainthood is reserved for those who have lived a life of heroic virtues, offered their life for others or died for their faith, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
—Lauren Costantino
september 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Federal officials have asked the public to consider the circumstances of the attacks and the locations where Tanzer has lived.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Having lived a number years in New York, Belda has managed cross-border financing models that connect investors, public funds and private partners.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Some of them lived four days in a house with deceased relatives, on the bridge, in the water.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Winters first lived here in the ’90s.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
From Shakespearean comedies to Disney fairy tales, the sign of a life well lived is so often a woman standing by a man, vowing to obey and sealed with wedding bells.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The Traitors host Cumming and Sherwood star Morrissey are Leo and Clive, who have lived next door to each other in Manchester for almost 15 years.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Becoming a saint In the Catholic faith, sainthood is reserved for those who have lived a life of heroic virtues, offered their life for others or died for their faith, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
—Lauren Costantino
september 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Federal officials have asked the public to consider the circumstances of the attacks and the locations where Tanzer has lived.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Having lived a number years in New York, Belda has managed cross-border financing models that connect investors, public funds and private partners.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Some of them lived four days in a house with deceased relatives, on the bridge, in the water.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Winters first lived here in the ’90s.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
From Shakespearean comedies to Disney fairy tales, the sign of a life well lived is so often a woman standing by a man, vowing to obey and sealed with wedding bells.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The Traitors host Cumming and Sherwood star Morrissey are Leo and Clive, who have lived next door to each other in Manchester for almost 15 years.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived
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At the time of Gordon's ruling, few Black families lived outside city limits, while many White families resided in the suburbs.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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And yes, that era in the ’80s when Terry Donahue’s teams won conference championships and bowl games, resided in the upper levels of the AP poll and filled the Rose Bowl without need for tarps represented what now could be considered the Paleozoic era of college football.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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But with an encouraging slate of opponents upcoming, there’s more hope for this Cowboys team to make a push for the playoffs today than there was yesterday.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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If there was the intention to strengthen in central defence with Jaka Bijol, should that have heralded the right moment to generate more room in the transfer budget with Struijk’s sale?—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Those of us who stayed awake know the journey was anything but calm.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Through celebrations, graduations, heartbreaks and loss, the friends stayed close and continued to support each other through life’s many highs and lows.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Like most extended car warranty providers, CarShield excludes pre-existing conditions that existed before your warranty took effect, as well as damage resulting from poor maintenance, neglect or intentional abuse.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Physicists say the results show the experiment is ready to investigate quark-gluon plasma, an exotic state of matter that existed moments after the Big Bang.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lived. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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