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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
Ames said her family left their home right after the tests and lived with extended family for two months while their house was remediated.
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Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Rabell lived with her niece in Nashville for several months in 2018.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
The Knicks have not lived up to expectations — not even close, not even with just three wins over their final six games to tie last season’s 51-win mark.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The strategy has deepened anxiety in Tyre and throughout southern Lebanon, where around 60,000 people once lived but only a fraction remain.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Ryan said that the man, identified as 29-year-old Devin Dube, attacked his grandmother, his sister, and his father, who all lived at the home.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan told reporters that Dube lived with his father and sister.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
In the aftermath of the shooting, law-enforcement officers searched the defendants’ cars, apartments, and a brick home, affectionately nicknamed the Big Gay House, where some of them lived.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Of course there were profound and solid social, political, and gendered inequalities within societies, and of course kings and popes lived amid grandeur while most people lived in single-room dwellings with dirt floors.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Rabell lived with her niece in Nashville for several months in 2018.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
The Knicks have not lived up to expectations — not even close, not even with just three wins over their final six games to tie last season’s 51-win mark.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The strategy has deepened anxiety in Tyre and throughout southern Lebanon, where around 60,000 people once lived but only a fraction remain.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Ryan said that the man, identified as 29-year-old Devin Dube, attacked his grandmother, his sister, and his father, who all lived at the home.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan told reporters that Dube lived with his father and sister.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
In the aftermath of the shooting, law-enforcement officers searched the defendants’ cars, apartments, and a brick home, affectionately nicknamed the Big Gay House, where some of them lived.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Of course there were profound and solid social, political, and gendered inequalities within societies, and of course kings and popes lived amid grandeur while most people lived in single-room dwellings with dirt floors.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lived
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Qualifying recipients must identify as a Black resident who lived in Evanston between 1919 and 1969 or a direct descendant of a Black resident who resided in the city during that time period.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bolin has lived in Kansas City since graduating from Kansas State University in 1993, and has resided in the Northland for 25 years.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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With the Iran war in its fifth week, attacks in the Middle East continued and there was still no clear end to the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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There was consensus on protecting the victims.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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By measuring levels of radiocarbon — a naturally occurring form of carbon that changes over time — the team could calculate how long the protein, and the shark, had existed.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Norway and roof rats have existed outside state code for the simple reason that they weren’t known to be in the state.—
Mark Dee
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lived. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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