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to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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Recent Examples of lived
Our editors lived with and used each bath sheet after showering, measuring absorbency, softness, and dry time.
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Jasmine Desiree, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
KitKat, a 9-year-old cat who lived at Randa’s Market in San Francisco, was run over by a self-driving Waymo car on October 27, according to the store’s owners.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The central question was where the canvassers lived during the petition drive, Wood said.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
Prior to meeting Wuornos, Moore lived with friends.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Most of those trout that were netted and hoisted for a picture likely lived, splashing water through the air and then disappearing back into the river.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
American fashion designer Herbert Kasper, who passed away in 2020 at age 93, also lived here for more than four decades.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Gubash, a native Minnesotan, has lived and worked in the Egyptian capital since 1985.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Exercise promotes insulin sensitivity (the opposite of insulin resistance), and this is a great health benefit, but the effect is short lived and must be renewed daily, just like taking a pill.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Jasmine Desiree, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
KitKat, a 9-year-old cat who lived at Randa’s Market in San Francisco, was run over by a self-driving Waymo car on October 27, according to the store’s owners.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The central question was where the canvassers lived during the petition drive, Wood said.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
Prior to meeting Wuornos, Moore lived with friends.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Most of those trout that were netted and hoisted for a picture likely lived, splashing water through the air and then disappearing back into the river.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
American fashion designer Herbert Kasper, who passed away in 2020 at age 93, also lived here for more than four decades.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Gubash, a native Minnesotan, has lived and worked in the Egyptian capital since 1985.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Exercise promotes insulin sensitivity (the opposite of insulin resistance), and this is a great health benefit, but the effect is short lived and must be renewed daily, just like taking a pill.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived
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At the end of those three days, the top band will take home the coveted eagle trophy, which has resided in Avon, Indiana, during their three-season winning streak.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Drexel and her family, all American citizens living in the US while Jin resided in China, hope a major diplomatic meeting this week might change that.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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There was a distinct set of tales dealing with demons who collected idle chatter in churches, and, over time, these stories were folded into the expanding legend of Tutivillus.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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There was a lot of nervous smiling.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The conversation wasn’t animated and, ultimately, cool heads stayed that way.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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This more powerful wealth effect could help explain why consumer spending has stayed resilient.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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The breakthrough creation marks a major first in planetary science, as a three-dimensional model of a planet orbiting another star beyond our sun had never before existed, the team claimed in a press release.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The film tells a quietly amusing story that offers a more-than-realistic dive into one of the most iconic and thoughtful young men in world history – a man who essentially invented modern angst long before the internet existed.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lived. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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