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as in to be
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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as in operating
being in effective operation
didn't realize that the microphone was live and proceeded to make some rather indiscreet comments
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as in breathing
having or showing life
there is a tank of live lobsters sitting at the front of the restaurant
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Recent Examples of live
Barry Levitt, Time, 26 May 2025
This year’s Monaco Grand Prix saw new rules designed to liven up a race which, in recent years, has often not lived up to the spectacle surrounding it.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
In addition, the fiesta will feature live music and many local artists in the event’s silent and live auctions.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Verb
Post-Apocalyptic Dramas Silo A mysterious and unknown event means that all of humanity now lives deep underground in a Silo, a complex and gigantic 144-level community with firmly entrenched class systems and plenty of intrigue.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 26 May 2025
This year’s Monaco Grand Prix saw new rules designed to liven up a race which, in recent years, has often not lived up to the spectacle surrounding it.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
Adjective
After making a catch, relax on the patio or by the firepit, listen to live music, or play yard games.
—Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
In addition, the fiesta will feature live music and many local artists in the event’s silent and live auctions.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live
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At the welcome center, the art and artifacts will reside in a research unit that was backed by a half-million-dollar grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The Pinta family, formerly of Buffalo Grove, now resides in Prairie View.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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There are also tons of deals on travel clothes, from matching sets to wear on the plane to comfy maxi dresses to go from day to night.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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And then there is the ancient and obsolete Bear Cut bridge, which connects the causeway and Virginia Key to Miami-Dade’s massively popular Crandon Park and, beyond it, to the village of Key Biscayne and Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park and is years overdue for replacement.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Under Proposition 309, voters casting mail-in ballots could provide a driver's license or non-operating identification license number, the last four digits of a social security number, or a unique identifying number provided by the secretary of state for voter registration purposes.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
The Arizona Republic,
27 Oct. 2022
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The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2023
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His cast includes manatees who use flatulence to control their buoyancy and cave dwelling fungus gnats that create beautiful, illuminated fly-traps from the mucus lit by their bioluminescent butts.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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His father taught him never to dwell on his own daily stats.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Marketing work often exists in public-facing environments: websites, pitch decks, social channels and client microsites.—
Henry Kurkowski,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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At the Summer Fest, vendors will highlight a new product or create something new with an existing product.—
Annie Alleman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Duties include developing and executing operational analysis strategies, along with leading modeling and wargaming efforts.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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During operational missions, SpaceX plans to bring both Super Heavy and Ship back to Starbase for launch-tower catches.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Detectives filed the case with the Broward State Attorney’s Office as if the two men were alive.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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Hamas still holds 58 hostages, approximately a third of whom are believed to be alive.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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The aunties then try — try being the operative word — to recreate their moves on the dancefloor at the conference, failing spectacularly.—
Marianne Eloise,
Vulture,
10 May 2025
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Indeed, secrets is the operative word, applied not only to these gifted designers but to the Petit Palais, whose collection of some 5,600 jewelry sketches and gouache renderings is barely known, even to specialists.—
Ruth Peltason,
Air Mail,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Live.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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