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giving or having power to create or support life; essential to life
The sun provides life-giving energy.
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Recent Examples of life-giving
After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
But Brody’s wrenching work juxtaposing hubris and humiliation distills an entire life into the raw pain of lingering trauma, the life-giving force of creative achievement and the crushing blows of the immigrant experience as his character is reminded of his place.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Castle Rock Water lost 166 million gallons of the stuff in 2023, as the life-giving liquid silently escaped from pipes, fittings and valves across the town’s 517-mile water system — mostly underground and largely undetected.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
Amidst the challenges of our era—raging wildfires, devastating floods, prolonged droughts, and extreme temperatures—this panel will delve into life-giving alternative narratives that deepen our understanding of kinship with the natural world.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
But Brody’s wrenching work juxtaposing hubris and humiliation distills an entire life into the raw pain of lingering trauma, the life-giving force of creative achievement and the crushing blows of the immigrant experience as his character is reminded of his place.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Castle Rock Water lost 166 million gallons of the stuff in 2023, as the life-giving liquid silently escaped from pipes, fittings and valves across the town’s 517-mile water system — mostly underground and largely undetected.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
Amidst the challenges of our era—raging wildfires, devastating floods, prolonged droughts, and extreme temperatures—this panel will delve into life-giving alternative narratives that deepen our understanding of kinship with the natural world.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for life-giving
Adjective
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Sometimes the most restorative breaks happen right at home.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Recent research by travel company Rustic Pathways analyzed 70 destinations across 39 factors to identify the world’s best spots for restorative travel, with Canada claiming the top position for calmcations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For the past 25 years, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has kept vital forests and grassland safe from bulldozers, saws, excavators and drilling equipment.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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But fun aside, Wilson and Ciara are hoping to teach their kids other vital life lessons.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cooler air will be sweeping in behind this front, as another round of refreshing, fall-like air moves from the Midwest into the Northeast for the second half of the weekend.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Simple jokes, clichés served up as a refreshing alcohol-free aperitif to prolong meetings without really getting to work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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After increasing her anti-seizure medication one more time, staff noticed Ginger becoming a calmer, happier, more social cat who was increasingly able to handle more and more stimulating situations and interactions.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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However, matcha’s high levels of L-theanine, a calming amino acid, help balance caffeine’s stimulating effects.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Much of the discrepancy here is likely tied more to sleep than to something inherently beneficial about getting up at the crack of dawn.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
4 Sep. 2025
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That’s what enables The Foundation Drops to be so beneficial to the skin.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Dyson also claims that the Omega nourishing collection delivers up to 94 percent stronger hair, compared to using non-conditioning shampoo on straight hair.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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The effects can be either stimulative or sedative, depending on dose and individual metabolism.—
Andrew DeAngelo,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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On top of all that, the One Big Beautiful Bill will be stimulative for an economy where consumers are still spending.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Life-giving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/life-giving. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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