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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
Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
The 1,325 square foot presidential suite has one king bed, living and dining rooms, two separate bathrooms and a butler's pantry with a private entrance.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
The performance will also be available to replay for 24 hours after the initial live broadcast.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
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Verb
After Elvis and Priscilla divorced, Lisa Marie, then 5, primarily lived with her mom.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
The 1,325 square foot presidential suite has one king bed, living and dining rooms, two separate bathrooms and a butler's pantry with a private entrance.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Both smart glasses have live translation that can recognize what is being said to you and show it as text in your native language on their displays.
—PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
The performance will also be available to replay for 24 hours after the initial live broadcast.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live
Verb
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Biglari now resides in San Antonio, Texas.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Lee was granted bail on Wednesday and will reside in the town of Moama with her mother in the Murray region of southern New South Wales, the ABC stated.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There are 4,550 spaces allocated for residents, 2,100 spaces for entertainment center visitors and 390 spaces for store and restaurant patrons.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Now there are three locations (the newest in the Berryessa area near BART), and their first stand at Levi’s Stadium.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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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
Verb
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Brando, the owner of an atoll in Tahiti, where his family dwelled, had become the beggar of Hollywood, who had to feed on crumbs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Generally, ticks dwell in grassy, brushy or wooded areas.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Large, leak-proof components, which are necessary for high-throughput reactors, have been difficult to manufacture with existing methods.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The effort will accelerate development, production, and deployment of Draper for critical national security applications in space and ultimately validate the engine’s performance and flexibility under operational conditions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Resilience has now flown four of those; the capsule also conducted Crew-1, SpaceX first operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, as well as Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, the company's first and most recent private crew launches to Earth orbit, respectively.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By the time the final model strutted off the runway, the Pier 76 space was alive with cheers and cameras flashing against rows of gleaming cars.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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But Fredericksburg is just as alive with antique shops, art galleries, and farm-to-table dining.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This smaller inverse-head-and shoulders that appears the same is actually a very small part of the larger operative weekly pattern.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Entirely being the operative word.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Live.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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