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as in energy
active strength of body or mind
even though he's 86 years old, he still shows a lot of life
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as in person
a member of the human race
an appalling number of lives were lost in the war
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as in lifestyle
the way people live at a particular time and place
frontier life must have been rugged, exciting, challenging, and more than a little dangerous
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as in biography
a history of a person's life
a renowned historian who has written lives of several early presidents
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Recent Examples of life
But the Constitution does not guarantee a painless death, and human life cannot be purposefully extinguished without some risk of pain.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
If convicted on all charges, Beisel faces 25 years to life in prison.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Austin Metcalf didn't have the opportunity to meet the love of his life, hold a plaque at graduation.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The deputies began life-saving measures until medics arrived.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
If convicted on all charges, Beisel faces 25 years to life in prison.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Austin Metcalf didn't have the opportunity to meet the love of his life, hold a plaque at graduation.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The deputies began life-saving measures until medics arrived.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for life
Noun
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Wellness gurus will also appreciate the range of treatments and healing modalities on offer at The Lotus Spa, from classic massages and facials to Reiki energy work and sound baths.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Set your thermostat to 78°F in summer to balance comfort and energy savings.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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For him and for a lot of artists and writers, seeing people experience your work in person—like being at a gallery opening with your own work on the walls and people spilling wine on it—is a kind of hell on earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because talks are private.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Three of the four teams — Algeria, Argentina and The Netherlands — that will call Kansas City their home base for the duration of the tournament have arrived.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Leasing markets for satellite capacity will resemble aircraft leasing structures, with long-duration contracts, residual value modeling and securitization of payment streams.—
Nigel Morris,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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For people exploring non-drug routes to metabolic health, lifestyle approaches remain the most accessible option.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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At Sensei, the approach is intentionally less clinical and more lifestyle based.—
Melinda Fulmer,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
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Among the most delightful episodes of English-language biography is Boswell’s account of an improbable dinner party in the fateful year of 1776 that was attended by the hyper-radical Wilkes and the reactionary Samuel Johnson, who became and stayed friends.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Those biographies were not included in the poll release.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Missing the gritty vigor of the first two films, Rocky III is more focused on violence than its predecessors and less interested in the witty character work that defined the original.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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These natural additives improve root systems and overall plant vigor, resulting in a fantastic profusion of blooms.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
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San Antonio's star big man has intentionally tried to get the ball close to the basket rather than drift toward the 3-point line, and he's been rewarded with two baskets at the rim.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
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An Orange County man downed 2 quarts of Jack Daniel’s before firing a gun multiple times inside his Laguna Niguel home, forcing terrified relatives to flee.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Wooden piles, Schwartz tells me, used to have a decent lifespan in the harbor because the water was so toxic that even the critters that eat wood couldn’t survive.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
10 June 2026
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Startups aiming to tackle some of the Gulf’s largest pain points and opportunities — financial inclusion, food security, and longer lifespans, to name a few — are a crucial part of the UAE’s diversification drive and its efforts to import less technology and build more at home.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
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“Life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/life. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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